Originally Posted by
ankietyjoe
No it's not. Bingeing and restricting doesn't work because it just doesn't work. The body rebounds because your BMR crashes when you restrict too much.
The carbohydrate issue is one of hormones, specifically insulin. This is heavily documented and recognised now, and refined carbohydrates are by far the worst offenders. If you want to read up on it, search for things like insulin resistance or even Dr Jason Fungs research and treatment of diabetes with fasting and low carb lifestyles.
I will add it's not just what we eat, but how often too. Historically we were told to eat for 12-14 hours a day, mainly based on grains. This is just not healthy, and everything in moderation does not work.
It's the 'balanced diet' bit that is the issue, because most people believe that should include bread, pasta, cake, sugar and pies. Ideally...it shouldn't.