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<blockquote data-quote="rickyb" data-source="post: 3598292" data-attributes="member: 56035">attention all you fatty carnivores!&nbsp; meat has higher caloric density than black beans, and most fruits and veggies.<a href="https://www.nutritionaction.com/daily/diet-and-weight-loss/why-small-amounts-of-weight-gain-shouldnt-go-unchecked/" target="_blank">Why small amounts of weight gain shouldn&#039;t go unchecked - Nutrition Action</a>Men had to gain more weight before their risk of most problems rose. But those who gained just 5 to 20 pounds after age 21 had a higher risk of type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. That’s not trivial.“The gain in weight may not show up as health problems by age 45 or 55,” says Willett. “But it’s a strong predictor of how healthy you’ll be from that time on.”He cautions that you can gain weight and still have a body mass index classified as “healthy.”“Women can go from, say, a BMI of 18 to a BMI of 24, and they’re still technically at a healthy weight,” explains Willett. “But that corresponds roughly to a 40-pound weight gain. That represents a huge increase in risk.”</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rickyb, post: 3598292, member: 56035"] attention all you fatty carnivores! meat has higher caloric density than black beans, and most fruits and veggies. [URL="https://www.nutritionaction.com/daily/diet-and-weight-loss/why-small-amounts-of-weight-gain-shouldnt-go-unchecked/"]Why small amounts of weight gain shouldn't go unchecked - Nutrition Action[/URL] Men had to gain more weight before their risk of most problems rose. [B]But those who gained just 5 to 20 pounds after age 21 had a higher risk [/B] of type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. That’s not trivial. “The gain in weight may not show up as health problems by age 45 or 55,” says Willett. “But it’s a strong predictor of how healthy you’ll be from that time on.” [B]He cautions that you can gain weight and still have a body mass index classified as “healthy.”[/B] “Women can go from, say, a BMI of 18 to a BMI of 24, and they’re still technically at a healthy weight,” explains Willett. “But that corresponds roughly to a 40-pound weight gain. That represents a huge increase in risk.” [/QUOTE]

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