whole-food, plant-based diet?
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I will ask Dr. to measure bone diameter next visit.
I am going to find some organic cake and organic brownies.
Is Joe Bass like a Jimmy Dean's?
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and the same percentage never new about transfat and high fructose corn syrup either
Boots
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Except most of the claims about gluten free things have been driven by pseudo science, yoga moms and new age wackos. Actual science shows that there is little to no effect of a gluten free diet impacting someone's life who doesn't have Celiac disease.
My point being: there is science behind trans fats. 0 science behind gluten free diets.
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Most people still don't know what gluten is or if and why it should be avoided.
My choice to avoid breads/pasta etc is not to avoid gluten, but to avoid excess carbs. Avoiding high glycemic index foods is a bonus too. Sometimes I think the GF choices available are stupid too, and not necessarily healthy. Someone eats a GF muffin for breakfast not realizing that the GF version is likely worse for them than a normal muffin. Instead, eat something that does not contain lots of flour/sugar just by virtue of what it is.
Today my breakfast is a spinach/banana/protein smoothie.
My choice to avoid breads/pasta etc is not to avoid gluten, but to avoid excess carbs. Avoiding high glycemic index foods is a bonus too. Sometimes I think the GF choices available are stupid too, and not necessarily healthy. Someone eats a GF muffin for breakfast not realizing that the GF version is likely worse for them than a normal muffin. Instead, eat something that does not contain lots of flour/sugar just by virtue of what it is.
Today my breakfast is a spinach/banana/protein smoothie.
Boots
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Just as a direct response to the OP. I say stick with the red meat dude. Eat it to your hearts content, but get the beef and steaks from the butcher rather than the frozen section of a grocery store.
If you combine that with daily gym visits, you're on the road to a healthy lifestyle (if that's what you're looking for)
When I was working out all I ate was red meat made me in general feel healthier than before. It's better than eating a steak and idling, you actually put the protein to use.
If you combine that with daily gym visits, you're on the road to a healthy lifestyle (if that's what you're looking for)
When I was working out all I ate was red meat made me in general feel healthier than before. It's better than eating a steak and idling, you actually put the protein to use.
Riceburner
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daily gym visits??? hahahahahahahahahahahahahhaha...cough....cough...cough...hahahahahahahahahahahahah
yeah, I cut down on red meat. Only have it a couple of times a week now.
yeah, I cut down on red meat. Only have it a couple of times a week now.
I've cut down on read meat not due to health reasons but cost...
I keep hearing the "Mediterranean diet" is where it's at. Pretty healthy, still delicious, and supposedly the people that live in those areas have significantly fewer health problems than us. Could be bull, though, as I read one article where a guy was claiming he moved to some country in that area and the food cured his cancer lol.
You are on point every single time in this thread..... Seconded both these posts.
Yes, generally you want to avoid stuff like pop (pure sugar), a ton of trans fats, etc. But generally diet matters for health and body composition in this order:
1. Calories In VS Calories out.....70% of the equation
2. Macronutrients (Fats vs Carbs vs Protein).......20% of the equation
3. Micronutrients (vitamins, fiber, etc.), types of fat (saturated, trans, etc.)...........7% of the equation
4. Processed vs Nonprocessed, organic, aspertaine, etc. ........2% of the equation
5. Everything else .............1%
If you jump straight to #4 you are basically wasting your time
I forget what tiny country it was but they did have an amazingly low cancer rate. It still was pretty unbelievable. The diet IS likely very healthy, though. It's mostly to do with the "healthy fats" and the fact that they have a lot of fresh veggies and a large variety, which means everything in moderation, like someone else said.
Me having a krispy kreme every 3 months wont make me fat.
Moderation for different types of food will mean different things. So i still agree with moderation is key
This should be the Sticky for this thread.
As for the whole Organic/Gluten Free stuff, I was just trying to point out the 'fad' nature that is being marketed to the masses.
