But I think the worst thing that people can do is restrict or eliminate entire food groups from their diet. We have an amazing gut "biome" (bacteria) and when you eliminate food groups from your diet the associated bacteria dies out and can be hard to get reestablished. I believe in the diversity diet get as much variety in your diet as you can for the best health. And the best food you can eat probably comes straight from your own garden or fresh produce department and butcher shop.
I’m trying to make a batch of bone broth every week — for drinking and for meal preparation.
I also make fermented foods (pro-biotics).
Trying to cut way back on carbs.
Trying to emphasize animal fats (lard, etc.) and pretein.
I feel better and I’m losing weight.
No. No, I made me fat.
I built that myself.
The government told people (still does) that certain nutritionally poor choices are actually good nutrition. And people followed that advice. It's not just about soft drinks, candy and processed food.
Are they fat because they are inactive, or inactive because they are fat? It's not quite as obvious as it may seem. In any case, you can't exercise your way out of a bad diet.
The Food Pyramid, which is bad nutrition advice, was published in 1992.
Since 1977 people walk and smoke less.
KETO works for me.
People think if they are eating something healthy like yogurt it is good for them and won’t cause weight gain. But they won’t eat the yogurt unless it has candy, Oreos, brownies and a glob of sugar mixed in with it.
Beer made me fat.
Stopping beer drinking made me not fat
Fat is made only One way in your body... By Insulin
Carbs trigger Insulin release (Proteins too but very small amount)
Saturated Fat does not trigger Insulin release at all
Those folks on the Crispy Creme Diet (High Carb, Low Fat) are still searching for the Essential Carb because they are in denial, they are addicted to Sugar aka Carbohydrates
I am not a Dr and I didn’t spend a night in the famous Hotel, I just know what I know by experience and research
Being “HUGE” has nothing to do with ‘what’ one eats, but more to do with ‘how much’.
I am amazed at the size of adults I see every day, but especially those in the medical workplaces. Men, women of all races. 300 pounds is becoming ‘average’.
Fast food is cheap and convenient. Less waste than leftover home cooking. I suspect few people cook from scratch - except for special occasions.
The government didn’t make anyone fat.
I’m not reading beyond that.
When President Eisenhower had his heart attack in 1955 the era of American fast food chains hadn’t begun. Hamburger stands were local. Cokes were sold in 6 oz glass bottles and used cane sugar rather than high fructose corn syrup.
Somehow I think that the science of mass fast food merchandising and larger portion sizes plays a role in what’s happened over the years.
Does anybody actually pay attention to the government nutrition guidelines? I remember getting the handouts and stuff, but I just threw that crap out. Honestly I don’t even remember what they were, and although I know they get adjusted all the time I don’t what they are now either. It’s just government yabber.
Thank you for recognizing the huge part our gut biome plays in our health. No doctor ever mentions it, including gastro dudes.
Just exactly which food groups do you think the Ketogenic Diet eliminates?
Ping
Great documentary on Amazon called Fed up. Great info on how the food industry basically caused this by adding sugar to everything. They give some insight as to why your daily sugar recommended percentage isn’t on labels.
Both parties are complicit and are guilty.
Ban spoons!
(Oh, wait.... This is just a ping to read more later)
I was going to argue that we’ve gotten taller.
But we’ve gotten shorter.
Because immigration.