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    Why Humans Like Junk Food, Part Three

    Answers to Why We BuyJunk Food: Our Favorite

    Foods Explained*

    * For the First Time

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    This Lecture Explains

    Why We Like French FriesWhy We Like Ice CreamWhy We Like SodaWhy We Like ChocolateWhy is the Oreo the #1 Cookie of alltime? 100 Billion made and Eaten.Why is Hot or Cold Food Pleasurable?

    Why is Starbucks Coffee so Popular? 1

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    This Lecture Explains

    Are McDonald s French Fries better?Is Flame Broiling best?

    What Is So Special about BBQ Food?Why Do We Like Donuts ?Why is Vanilla Such a Popular Flavor?Do Quizno s Subs Taste Better Toasted?Is it the Cheese ?Why is Doritos the #1 Snack Food of allTime?

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    This Lecture Explains

    Why is Pop Corn So Pop-ular?Can You Make your Kids eat Their Fruit and

    Vegetables?What two mistakes did P and G make withthe design of Pringles ?How does the Brain see Low-Carb Food ?

    Will the Low-Carb Craze Continue?Why did Olestra Fail? Or did it?

    Are Ruth s Chris Steaks really better?Why do we Like Spicy Food ?

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    Review of Junk Food Principles

    Summary of a few principles of Part One and Two

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    Salt & Sugar & Junk FoodSalt essential nutrient for all neurons andcells

    Blood 0.9% NaClSalt scarce in the evolutionary environmentSodium/K+ pump drives life

    Sugar is major fuel of neuronsNOT essential but very useful..

    Drives ingestion (hard wired pleasure)Increases insulin, growth promoterExcellent short term energy sourceSpares fat stores

    Hence: Body strives to find these nutrients!

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    Salt & Sugar & PleasureDirect reward pathways from taste to pleasure centerSugar is mu opioid stimulator, dopamineSalt is mu opioid stimulator, dopaminePleasure magnified when mixed with fat(1)Heroin, morphine, alcohol, and cannabinoids, interactwith this system

    Ventral striatal medium spiny neurons mediate theaffective or hedonic response to food ('liking' or food'pleasure )Taste more sensitive when hungry

    (1) Emulsion pleasure theory

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    Junk Food Design IEssential Elements of Junk Food:

    Salt, Fat & Sugar

    NOT proteinDynamic Novelty

    Driver of Ingestion

    Macronutrients & PleasureFat and carbohydrate greatest drivers

    Use of the Pleasure Equation

    Pleasure=Sensation plus Calories

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    Junk Food Design IICommon Design of Famous Foods:Doritos [#1 snack food]

    Oreo s [#1 cookie]Popcorn [#1 movie snack]Ice Cream [most palatable food ever invented]

    Chocolate: [#1 craving]

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    Junk Food Addiction-summaryNeed salt , fat or sugar combinationHigh glycemic sugars helpful

    High Dynamic Contrast absolute key totasty foodRapid termination of hunger pain signalhelpful

    Promote Food memory: sugar and fat helpSalivary response promotes food breakdownand sensory pleasureDistinctive aroma helps identify your food

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    Taste & Smell=FlavorCentral taste and olfactory systems in primatesprovides evidence that the convergence of tasteand smell information onto single neurons isrealized in the caudal orbitofrontal cortexCortical areas thus support flavour processingCorrelations with consonance ratings for the smelland taste combinations, and for their

    pleasantness, were found in a medial anterior partof the orbitofrontal cortexOFC searches for taste & smell with hedonicovertones ( taste appears never to be neutral )

    Eur J Neurosci. 2003 Oct;18(7):2059-68

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    Flavor and RewardBrain has two motivation systems:Positive/appetitive [reward]Negative/aversive [punishment]

    Chemosensory Regions in Brain:Process sensory responses andProcess value of food rewardsimultaneous!

    Brain (2001), 124, 1720-1733.

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    Hot PeppersMost widely and quickly dispersedfood plant on earth why?

    Hot Peppers contain capsaicin Activates vanilloid receptorsIncreased sensation

    Vanilloid receptor activation is

    Sensed as burning body thenReleases opioids or endorphins

    Capsaicin also depletes substances P

    inhibit pain transmission!

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    Hot Peppers 2Hence, depending on your level of paintolerance, you are basically burning yourself to release opioids without damaging tissue!Heat tolerance builds up and more must beconsumed over time

    Almost infinite variety of hot pepper available!

    Many flavors and tastes!Certain endogenous lipids may activate thisreceptor! Thus hot peppers may have moresignificance to food intake and pleasure than

    at first thought.

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    Hot Peppers 3Capsaicin may have other effects:Increased BMR

    Increased Sweating ResponseNa/K-ATPase alterations, may alter membranefluidity (fat soluble)Induce aptosis

    Potent antioxidant!Potential antinflammatoryBoost Immune System

    See: http://www.pbs.org/safarchive/3_ask/archive/qna/3294_peppers.html

    Capsaicin on

    inside:-seeds-placentaNot rest of pepper

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    Why We Like French FriesHigh in salt, fat and carbohydrates

    Salt is directly rewarding (opioids)Fat is rewarding both gut & brain

    Fat forms the best memories of foodFat least satiating

    Carbohydrate is rewardingHigh glycemic food reduces hunger quicklySurge of glucose and then insulin rewardingMany glucose receptors activated,Carbohydrate increase serotonin which can be rewarding

    Aroma is resistant to Sensory Specific ExtinctionHigh in Dynamic Contrast

    Crispy outside creamy inside

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    Which Fries are Best?Is it possible to use Junk Food Theory todecide which fry is best?McDonald s Fries:

    Not coatedBeef Flavored (actually tallow)

    Burger King Fries

    Slightly bigger than Mac

    sBatter and flavor coatedNot salted in batterHighest fat content

    Wanted hotter and crisper longer (good goal)

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    Which Fries Best-2Using our Junk Food Theories which fries arethe best?

    FP=[Sensation] plus [Calories]

    FP=Sensation: [Dynamic Contrast+HedonicSolutes+Aroma Associations+(-)SSS] plus[Calories: fat and sugar]Edge to McDonald s

    Flavor good (tallow flavors good AA)Some textural variety (uniformity dec hedonics)Fries don t toughen up over timeI have a hard time believing BK won taste tests

    Still like their fries though!

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    French Fries & ToxicityHigh in salt, fat sugarHigh in acrylamidesHigh in Saturated fatLow in phytochemicalsPotato soaks up additional carcinogensproduced during deep fryingHigh glycemic starch elevates bloodsugar

    Just about the worst side dish one can imagine

    Trans fat content: Burger King: 35 percent

    Wendy's: 26 percent McDonald's: 22 percent

    Consumer reports

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    Why We Like Ice Cream Vanilla preferred flavor why?Resistant to Sensory Specific Satiety

    Allows infinite additionsHigh in Salt, Fat and Sugar (Sucrose)HFCS even worse

    VERY High in Dynamic Contrast

    Ice Cream melts (phase change)Ice Cream is Cold changes in the mouth(pleasureable)Temperature changes, flavor changes as well

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    Ice Cream Liking As Dr. Bob Hyde says: People like Ice Creambecause it is cold. IC excites cold waterreceptors; but since the osmolality is so highone must drink cold water afterwards hencethe drinking fountain in ice cream stores

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    Why We Like Ice Cream 2Rich in Salt , Fat and Sugar

    Salt is rewarding

    Sugar is rewardingFat is rewarding (activates singulate gyrus)Sucrose is an especially active sweetener

    Most preferred taste (Pangborn)

    Activates hyperphagia (increases food intake)Deactivates leptin (encourages obesity)Poorer satiation (encourages consumption)Fat plus sucrose especially attractive (ET Rolls)

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    Dietary Ingredients

    Sugar intake at an all time high110 pounds per year

    Increases insulin secretion (fat storage)Increases hunger and hyperphagia

    Wrong Type of Fats

    Too much saturated fat, trans fat, omega 6 s.Low Fiber Intake

    Fiber is fillingFiber lowers cholesterol

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    HFCS and ObesityHFCS & Obesity Correlates Well (Bray)Obesity rose slowly until 1980 s132/200 extra calories come from sugarsFood Industry says its about calories and notHFCS.Fructose: [ Sweeter than Sugar ]

    Lower satiety response [stimulates appetite]Increases TGIncreases insulin resistanceMore likely to be converted into fat

    Sucrose increases lipogenesis in liver

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    Sucrose & HFCS Dietary Fructose stimulates lipogenicenzymes in liver

    Acetyl-CoA carboxylaseFructose>sucrose>cornstarch

    Sucrose is the most preferred sugar in

    humans and animals (Pangborn)J Nutr. 2001 Mar;131(3):796-9.10% Calories from HFCS!!!

    Dr. Lee Gross (Yahoo news April 25,04)

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    Why We Like Soda Activates several reward circuitsThirst reward (fluid replacement)

    Taste Reward (sweetness)Orosensation (two)

    Carbonation Aroma (forms taste+aroma associations)COLD! (Dynamic Contrast)

    Caffeine is addicting (mild)Hence, soda is very rewarding as it effect several systemsKnown to release opioids and taste pleasure. It is easy to get

    Addicted to Soda my problem is Diet Vanilla Coke!

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    Carbonated DrinksSugar Very Addicting (opioids)

    Carbonation also addicting

    Loaded with HFCSFructose causes insulin resistanceFructose not very filling

    Reduces thermogenesisSubstitute for Milk

    Calcium linked to fat loss

    Sugar withdrawal resembles opioid dependence

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    Coca Cola C2???Added Knauss, "Today's consumers arelooking for choices that fit their lifestyles.They want to keep enjoying the specialcola taste that Coca-Cola delivers, butwith the option of a lower-carb, lower-calorie soft drink. Coca-Cola C2 gives thatfreedom of choice."

    Professor Pangborn used to tell me: ThereIs something special about the taste of sucrose!

    Half the sugar, carbs and calories

    A number of folks don

    t like diet coke!!!

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    C2: Will it Succeed?Uses sucrose/and or HFCS

    Adds a combo of sucralose, aceK and aspartame

    Taste Tested by Good HousekeepingRegular first, then C2, then dietBUT taste testers noted a off flavor with thenew formula

    Coke fails to note that supertasters can pick upthe bitterness in AceK & Aspartame. Sucralose isclean.Hence this new formula will bomb in my humbleopinion.

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    Caffeine acts as a antagonist of the A2Areceptor, by blocking its activation byadenosine. This reduces the formation of cyclic AMP and the activation of proteinkinase A. This causes the reduction of adenylyl cyclase, cyclic AMP, protein kinaseA, and DARPP-32. It is believed that thereduction of one of these molecules inducesa positive feedback mechanism, whichinduces the increase of DARPP-32 and thusan increase dopamine, glutamate, andserotonin past the normal level . This iswhat causes one to feel a little more

    awake, at least, until the levels of DARPP-32 return to normal.Reference:

    Solinas M., Ferre S., et. al. Caffeine inducesdopamine and glutamate release in theshell of the nucleus accumbens. J Neurosci(2002) Aug 1; 22(15): 6321-4.

    Caffeine & Self Stimulation

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    Caffeine and Addiction Adenosine receptor antagonist Arousing action on body

    Increased BMR Improved Mood, PerformanceEnhanced dopamine transmission?

    RewardingCaffeine withdrawal lasts only about 3-4days

    Headache, poor mood, sluggishness

    Conclusion: mild euphoriant only slightly addicting in classic sense

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    Why We Like ChocolateHigh is Salt (1%), Fat (40%) and Sugar(40-60%)!!!

    Does this theme sound familiar?Cocoa Butter Melts at Oral Temperature

    Temp=98.6F

    High Dynamic Contrast!Few fats can do this!

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    Why We Like Chocolate 2Chocolate flavor is very distinctive

    Has a background of vanilla flavorContains Caffeine and Theobromine

    Mild stimulants (theobromine is muchmilder)

    Milk Chocolate contains beta-

    casomorphins (mu-opioid)Loaded with polyphenolsIncrease postprandial insulin

    More rewarding

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    Why We like Chocolate 3Fat intake incresed by opioids andgalanin

    Carbohydrate intake influenced by NPY Preferred both separately and inmixtures

    Fat and sugar are among the mosthighly palatable and most preferred

    foodsDrug users high users of both fat andsugar

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    Chocolate and Drugs Results show similar brain regions(prefrontal cortex) are activated during foodassociated conditioning and drug-associatedconditioning Preoptic area (sexual, food reward) isactivated by morphine & chocolate Activation of Memory Circuits

    overpoweringurge

    Neuroscience 105, 535-545, 2001.

    Chocolate can change gene expression of liking!

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    Why We Like OreosNumber one cookie sold, billions & billionsHigh is salt, fat and sugar

    By now, you know what this meansTexture ContrastsCrunchy to CreamyChocolate to vanilla

    Salty to sweetStrong, burnt chocolate aroma

    Unique chocolate flavor (signature) Vanilla background flavor

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    Why We Like Hot or Cold Food It is the thrillingness or high sensationof hot or cold foods that we like. In the

    mouth they change back to mouthtemperature; hence it is the change intemperature that we like, not theabsolute high or low temps

    Bob Hyde, PhD, San Jose State About 80% of all food are eatenhot or cold!

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    Why is Starbucks so Popular?Starbucks popularity stems (besidesgood marketing) from three basicpoints:

    The coffee roast is unique and in someways still is compared to almost all storebrands

    Aroma profile long hang time Acidity much lower than most competitiors

    Caffeine content is higher than expectedInfinite variety coffee drinks (decreasesSSS)

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    Why is Starbucks

    so Popular? 2To summarize:They serve: Caffeine served in a variety

    of ways; but what I see people order is:

    Starbucks seems to sell more fat and milk and sugar than coffee!

    Caffeine with added sugar, fat & casomorphins

    The Adult

    Malt Shop!!!

    Casomorphins are exorphin derivatives of casein

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    Starbucks Caffeine Driven Researchers found a medium, 16-ounce cupof the house blend at Starbucks packs anaverage of 259 milligrams of caffeinecompared with only 143 milligrams in thesame-sized cup of coffee at Dunkin Donuts

    ranging from 259 milligrams to 564 milligrams

    300 mg is considered a pharmacologicaldose! Yikes!

    + + =food+caffeinereinforcement

    Psychopharmacology (Berl). 1995 Aug;120(4):457-62.

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    Starbucks Aroma ProfileStarbucks roasting profile creates a variety of volatiles, some of which have a very longhang time in the air.

    Nestle used to call them Charbucks This allows the olfactory system more time toimprint the aroma with post-ingestionalconditioning

    Nutrient conditioningCaffeine conditioning

    Darker Roasting also allows volatiles to moreresemble chocolate!

    Associative conditioning

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    Donut PleasureHigh in fat & sugarHigh glycemic starch

    High Dynamic ContrastFast meltdownIcing meltdown

    Eaten after overnight fastSemi-starvation conditionIn morning we are driven to eat Fat andSugar and not protein (Leibowitz)

    My Dad designedthis donut!

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    Low Sugar Donut ?Krispy Cr me planning to come out witha low carb donut.

    Currently 10 grams sugar, 200 kcalsand 50% cals from fat.

    But it has 22 gramsOf Carbohydrate

    Total! 10 from sugars

    Hence, this isSilly!

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    Why People Like DoritosOne of the most popular snack foods of all time

    Doritos and Tostitos about $3 billionUSA New flavors keep brand strong

    Rise of salsa has helped salesTaste profile pretty constant Although less garlicky over the years

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    NACHO Doritos IngredientsCorn

    Vegetable oilFlourCheeses:

    RomanoCheddarParmesan

    Whey proteinSaltTomato solidsLactic acid

    MSGButtermilk OnionGarlicDextroseCitric acidSugarColorsSpice5Nucleotides

    1987

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    Doritos Nacho Cheesier 2004Corn Vegetable oilCheddar cheese

    SaltButtermilk solidsWheat FlourWhey ProteinConcentrateRomano CheeseTomato PowderMSGOnion Powder

    Soybean oilWheyGarlic powder

    DextroseSugarDisodium phosphateLactic acid

    Natural Flavor, SpiceCitric acidParmesan Cheese5 Nucleotides

    2004

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    Doritos Aroma ProfileDistinctive Nacho Aroma:Onion, garlic, tomato, cheese(s)

    Flavor Intensive spicesSpice is probably

    White or black pepperCapsaicin (red pepper)

    Notable lack of Off-FlavorsNever see a burnt or stale chip

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    Doritos Taste ProfileHedonic solutes: Doritos excite every known taste active receptor:

    Salt (as sodium chloride)MSG (MSG, garlic powder, cheeses)5 prime nucleotides (added directly)

    Acids (lactic, citric, buttermilk, tomatosolids)

    Vanilloid receptors (black, white pepper,hot pepper)

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    Fritos Chip Effect (FCE) Actually called this in textbooks onfood reward!Tasty food has an appetite primingeffect (actually increases appetite)Tasty food activates a neuralsystem of Hedonic Rewardand Wanting Carlson (1986)

    Unique flavor due to high temperature cook!

    Just FYI

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    Frito Lay s STAX

    Head to Head with Pringles

    Pringles only salts their chips on oneside this is sensory mistakeFive years in development!Full page ads say they taste better thanPringles [based on a national tastetest], and I bet they do!

    Ad: USA Today, Feb. 27, 2004 (10E)

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    STAX vs PringlesBased on the principles of tasty foodenumerated in this lecture, STAX is bettertasting than Pringles.Macronutrients: edge to Pringles

    Pringles more fat 11 vs 10 grams/servCalories the same 160/servCarb the same at 15 g/serv

    Sensory PropertiesSame salt contentPringles salted on only one side, STAX on bothPringles slightly greasier mouthfeel

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    Why is Vanilla so Popular?Mild flavor that resists habituation inthe brain

    Means: can eat it everyday without SSSinduction

    Allows infinite variation on theme

    Orange crme, etc.

    Vanilla has many high calorieassociations: ice cream, chocolate etc.

    Vanilla number one ice cream flavor!

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    Flame Broiling:

    is it better?Generates higher amount of volatilesRicher in fat/protein volatiles

    Excite innate fire roasting and survivalmemories in our genome!Some paleobiologists link flame broilingwith our evolutionary past!

    FB smell excites memories of pleasantBBQ repasts (Aroma Associations)

    I personally think Flame Broiling has higher hedonic potential

    Flame broiling truly does make everything taste better. In Vegetarian Grill , Andrea Chesman

    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1558321268/qid=916246902/sr=1-1/002-7726384-5151409http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1558321268/qid=916246902/sr=1-1/002-7726384-5151409
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    Flame Broiling

    Meat has little inherent aroma or flavor Aroma generated during cooking:

    Fats, protein, sugars, vitamins, acids, glycogenimportantFats are the major generator of meatidentifiable flavors

    Lipid oxidation products alsoUnique flavor not easily duplicatedGenerates long hang time volatiles

    Better for memory formation

    Less generation of undesirable oxidation products

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    Flavor Processing & DoritosTaste and Aroma pair in theOrbitofrontal Cortex

    Acquire significance thru ingestion! Aroma response will habituate (satiety) butnew aromas are responded to

    Hence, the complexity of the Doritosflavor profile helps reduce SensorySpecific Satiety

    Important principle

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    Why People Like Popcorn VERY Rapid Mouth MeltdownHigh Dynamic Contrast

    Non Habituating AromaLike Vanilla and French Fries

    Infinite Variation Possible

    Vanishing Caloric Density (VCD)Eat a lot and not too filling!Dr. Bob Hyde principle

    One of the fastest melt in your mouth foods around!

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    Low Carb Mania Short Term67% occasionally counted carbs28% not interested in a low carb diet5% Strict Low Carbers1% Low Carb for Life

    Not a Permanent Lifestyle!

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    Low Carb ManiaLow Carb Burgers (lettuce)Low Carb PizzaLow Carb Bread (awful)Low Carb Ice cream

    Low Carb ChocolatesLow Carb Snacks

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    Fat vs CarbFat makes you fat (Bray)Carbs make you fat? (Willett)Fat plus CHO makes you fat! (Witherly)

    Insulin Counteracts Fat Satiety, (Mei)

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    What is Low Carb?

    A very old diet actually, known since1700 s (Brillant Savarin)

    Atkin

    s started it 30 years ago.Sold more books than the bible Americans now on diet

    50% Americans have tried itCurrently, hottest trend in Foods and FoodService

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    Low Carb & Fat Cell

    FAT CELL

    Increase this

    (glucose)

    -fat cell won t storefat, lipolysis makes

    glucose

    CLA

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    LOW Carb: Paleolithic Diet

    Do Eat: Meats and Fish, Fruits, Vegetables,Nuts, and Berries

    Do Not Eat: Grains, Beans, Potatoes, Dairy,Sugar

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    All sugars [sucrose, lactose, etc]Most fruit

    All starches [flours, maltodextrin]No pasta, potatoes, yams, sweet potatoesNo rice, bagels, breads

    Most dairy

    No milk, yogurts, ice cream, etc.Cream is okay!Candy, sweets, chocolates

    Foods to Avoid:

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    South Beach Low Carb

    Basically Low Carb for DummiesEmphasizes healthy fats and

    healthy cuts of meatsExactly the same induction period as

    Atkin s: two weeks no carbs

    Three phase periods Allows the addition of Low GlycemicFoods (like brown rice, apples, oatmeal)

    Criticism: Atkin s in Disguise!

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    Women & Low Carbs

    Females have 50% lessserotonin receptors vs. menGlucose now shownnecessary for serotonin

    production from tryptophan Atkin s Grumpies explained!

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    Low Carb SummaryLow carb reduces insulin which:

    Inhibits fat formation (requires insulin)Reduces appetite (very strongly)Increases fat burning (for glucose)

    Problems:Reduces serotonin production (grumpies)Causes constipation (serotonin in gut)May cause rebound hyperphagiaCraving for Carbs can become intense

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    Olestra

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    Olestra Sales -500 million development-Poor sales-Banned in Canada

    Fools neither theGustatory

    System or theGUT!

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    Did Olestra Fail?Sales actually in the hundreds of millions not a flop technicallyRecently approved for PopcornBiggest problem is that the mouth has fatdetectors and Olestra does not excitethem hence palatability drops off over timeIn addition, high glycemic carbo content of snacks still a problem for dietsI prefer the new generation cooking oils likeNisshin Oils Resetta. Taste and act like real fat,digested and absorbed normally, but are much less likely to bestored as fat. Info on Resetta>>>

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    Weight Loss Oil-Resetta

    A mixture of Long chain and Medium chainfatty acids on same moleculeBody burns the MCT portion easilyMay increase overall metabolismMay reduce CholesterolPromotes feeling of Satiety FOSHU Claims in Japan

    It helps to reduce accumulation of fat inthe body One huge advantage

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    Repeat Deep Frying!With the addition of antioxidants Resetta can be used for french fries and

    snack food! Trans Fat FreeHealthy Snack Food are now

    Possible!

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    Resetta Oil StudiesSeveral clinical studies show reduction of body fat with usage (15 g)

    Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 12(2):151-60, 2003

    J Nutr Sci Vitaminol., 48, 109-114, 2002MCT Portion Several Advantages:

    Easily digested & burned quicklyUpregulate fat burning enzymes

    Increase feeling of fullnessEnhance growth hormone releaseEnhances absorption of E, Ca, Mg

    J Atheroscler Thromb. 2003;10(5):290-8.

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    Resetta scientific support

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    MCT Oil Studies-many!Reduced body fat, MCT in margarine

    J Atheroscler Thromb. 2003;10(5):290-8.

    Medium-chain triglycerides more satiatingand promote weight loss

    Obes Res. 2003 Mar;11(3):395-402 Am J Clin Nutr. 2001 Nov;74(5):620-30

    Greater energy expenditure, lower body

    weightInt J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2003 Dec;27(12):1565-71J Nutr. 2003 Aug;133(8):2512-8

    Octanoate reduces TG synthesis

    J Nutr. 2003 Aug;133(8):2512-8.

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    Ruth s ChrisSteak House

    Low Carb Dining Heaven!Superior aged steaksSuper hot cooking generates flavorvolatiles which are unique (likeStarbuck s) hard to duplicate!

    Sizzling and hot with butter (rewarding)provides additional sensory bonding!

    Just love this place my favorite steak house!

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    Final CommentsGood Food results from an awareness of:

    Evolutionary Past

    Nutrient RequirementsSensory Apparatus

    Cuisine reflects these realities. Without anadvanced understanding of these principles,

    modern cuisines actually follow them closely!

    I hope you have enjoyed my presentation on Junk FoodContact me at: 661 296 2214; techproductsinc@comcast net

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