Excessive dietary carb intake (of any kind) = highly elevated blood glucose levels = excessive insulin production = efficient and rapid fat storage and fat retention = no fat loss out of the adipocyte = no favorable body composition change = poor results = unhappiness.
I was thinking about how self-proclaimed nutritional experts like Dr. Oz, Dr. Ornish, Dr. McDougall, Dr. Greger, and others of their ilk, have declared a war on fat and cholesterol. They claim that by eating foods rich in saturated fats and cholesterol, we risk clogging our arteries and suffering from heart attacks and strokes.
In a recent paper on the role of mitochondria and type II diabetes, the researchers conclude that: