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Dr. Kalia's "Triple Threat" in modern Indian food

6/6/2011

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Dr. Alok Kalia, a pediatric nephrologist who has a weight management practice named Bluebonnet Health in Houston, is an exciting speaker on health. In March he addressed what in the food many Indian-Americans eat everyday causes the noticeable belly fat, heart disease and diabetes seen in the community (see the flyer). What is it? Hint: It is not ghee.

Our doctors and friends have been blaming ghee for years. But the latest scientific evidence shows that saturated fats -- which is present in high amounts in ghee and coconut oil -- do not screw up our blood lipids (e.g., triglycerides and LDL) as much as easily-digested carbohydrates do. "Bad carbs" are worse and the main villain in what we eat today.

Speaking on modern Indian food, Dr. Kalia distilled the bad stuff to the "Triple Threat": (1) white rice, (2) finely-ground wheat flour, and (3) potatoes. These starchy foods are rich in easily-digested carbs and have almost no fiber or nutrients. (So you get a lot of bad without much of any good.) Bad carbs throw the body's ability to self-regulate its insulin and blood glucose levels off, which is when problems with excess body fat and related diseases begin to crop up. 


Dr. Kalia's "Tripe Threat" is one of the most insightful explanations I've come across, and helps us know how we can make what we eat everyday healthier: Simply cut down or better yet replace our white rice, foods made of medha, and potatoes.
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