Comments on Raisin Hell: How necessary is lap-banding?

I'm one who was sucked in by lap-band surgery - wh...

2010-01-25T18:25:31.404+10:00

I'm one who was sucked in by lap-band surgery - which DID NOT slow down the onset of type 2 diabetes, but DID cause Oesophegeal disease which requires twice daily medicine to relieve it. It DID cause ulceration of the oesophegus which required a gastroscopy and extra medication to relieve it, and DID cause an incessant cough due to the Oesophegeal disease. And I'm still overweight because I was afraid of strenuous exercise with the port in my abdomen - oh - and I DID get an incisional hernia from the coughing after one of the gastroscopies!!

Joey ... if you drank a glass of milk and took a m...

2009-10-17T09:13:34.280+10:00

Joey ... if you drank a glass of milk and took a multi-vitamin, you'd be in exactly the same position as you would by drinking a diet shake, but without the fructose.

Fructose (one half of sugar) is not just extra calories. It is converted immediately to fat. It bypasses out appetite control and blunts that control for everything else we eat as well. Besides that direct effect it has many flow-on effects which directly link it to this list of diseases:

Weight Gain
Type II Diabetes
Polycystic Ovary Disease
Heart Disease
Stroke (or aneurism)
High Blood Pressure
Gout
Dementia
Depression and Anxiety
Fatty Liver Disease
Cirrhosis of the Liver
Liver Failure
Acute Pancreatitis
Kidney Disease, oh, and Tooth Decay

valid point but why blame only sugar? what about ...

2009-10-15T23:47:58.167+10:00

valid point but why blame only sugar?

what about total kilojoules? more in than out will lead to weight gain regrdless of where the energy is coming from. Am i incorrect? Is sugar in the diet an independent weight gain promotor separate from total kilojoules? I guess you could argue that it leads to addiction and thereby an increased intake. And if it causes insulin resistance this could lower your BMR and increase hunger.

what about the omega 6 to omega 3 fatty acid ratio that has dramatically increased in the western diet in the past 20 years.

Wow, optifast! And as a student dietitian i'm being taught that this is a great option for weight loss, one that is more effective than the traditional weight loss method with real food. I'm sure if you ate the same 'nutrients' in optifast from real food you'd lose just as much weight and be much better off. Good one nestle!