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Carbohydrate-insulin model (view source)
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The '''carbohydrate-insulin model''' is a controversial hypothesis claiming that hormonal imbalances like high levels of insulin leads to weight gain and that simple carbohydrates (non-resistant starch and sugar) raises the most insulin.<ref>https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/obesity-framework-carbohydrates/</ref> The hypothesis developed from figures like Gary Taubes in the mid 2000s throughout multiple publications such as “Good calories, bad calories”.<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2007/oct/22/health/he-fat22</ref>
The '''carbohydrate-insulin model''' is a controversial hypothesis claiming that hormonal imbalances like high levels of insulin leads to weight gain and that simple carbohydrates (non-resistant starch and sugar) raises the most insulin.<ref>https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/obesity-framework-carbohydrates/</ref> The hypothesis developed from figures like Gary Taubes in the mid 2000s throughout multiple publications such as “Good calories, bad calories”.<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2007/oct/22/health/he-fat22</ref>
==Other beliefs==
People who believe in this hypothesis also believe something called “cholesterol denialism” where they deny that LDL and total cholesterol directly causes heart disease because they think that the high markers might be a result of chronic inflammation.<ref>https://skepticalinquirer.org/2017/05/statin-denialism/</ref>
==Reception==
==Reception==
This hypothesis remains controversial. With people claiming that the hypothesis is not supported as well as the calorie hypothesis.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5546881</ref> while others claim that researching their aspects helped made better health decisions.
This hypothesis remains controversial. With people claiming that the hypothesis is not supported as well as the calorie hypothesis.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5546881</ref> while others claim that researching their aspects helped made better health decisions.