Hi,
This is my first ever post so I apologise if I say anything wrong, but I was wondering what is the difference if you gain weight based on eating mainly carbs, compared to eating mainly fat or mainly protein.
What I mean is that, for example:
- If I mainly eat carbs, will that contribute to belly fat, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, fatty liver etc
- If I mainly eat fats, can that clog arteries and increase cholesterol?
- If I mainly eat protein, could that cause kidney and liver problems from too much of protein?
- If I eat mainly one of those three above, will I look worse? (Sorry I know that's a dumb and vain question, but what I'm trying to say is will one macro make me gain weight in an 'ugly' fashion??)
And before anyone goes answers why don't I just eat more of each macro, I am not saying that only one macro will be eaten. I just mean if one was eaten more than the others.
Also, please don't give tips on how to avoid gaining overall body fat. For someone who is medically underweight, fat is necessary and some people truly need to increase body fat in order to be healthy, not just muscle. I was hoping there was a way to gain weight healthfully with minimal bloating and digestive discomfort. Hopefully, this is possible.
In the past, I have gained weight on lots of processed foods like chocolate bars and "keropok" but that made my face and tummy balloon up. Now currently I'm trying to eat more calorie dense foods as I tend to get full very quickly. I'm eating a lot of nuts because I genuinely love them, but they are very difficult for me to digest and it hurts my gut and gives me diarrhea/constipation. I also like avocado, but it is too expensive to eat regularly. I've tried adding oil to my foods but that makes me slightly "jelak", plus gives me diarrhea. I'm lactose intolerant so I cannot take much milk, so I just take full fat yogurt. But that too causes a lot of bloating and pain. Lactose-free milk is hard to find, and also quite expensive. I also love salmon, but AGAIN - expensive!
I don't want to gain weight just eating a bucketful of fried foods not just because of the health, but because my body feels lousy afterwards.
Anyone got any tips on what I can do? That's the reason why I asked the question, because if I knew which macro to focus on, I don't have to keep looking for so many types of food. I can just add more of one kind and not have to bother thinking about it anymore.
Sorry this is so long.
Thanks so much guys!
Weight gain from excess carbs vs fats vs protein, Is there a difference?