Oso planning to go pro
For what it's worth, there are at least some researchers who point to fructose (i.e. the sugar in fruit) as being uniquely harmful.https://peterattiamd.com/rickjohnson/Though, to your point, a clear distinction is made between fructose + fiber (e.g. eating a whole piece of fruit) vs fructose with no fiber (e.g. drinking a high fructose corn syrup sweetened beverage, like a Coke).Not a scientist/doctor and can't comment on the veracity of this podcast, but it's interesting to think about and passes the smell test, so it could be plausible.
Y'all need ta reed, Grain Brain by David Perlmutter, M.D., hey?
If you can't even eat fruit, I would just as soon die earlier. What is the point of a longer life if it is not enjoyable?
People who bemoan grains and sugar as the devil probably overindulge... and that is their true problem. Our society has a sugar addiction, and it shows.But there are sugars and there are sugars. Added sugars and simple sugars are not good for you. Skipping fruit because they have sugar in them? Stupidity.
Start reading what the ingredients are in your food and you'll realize just how many foods that are supposedly good still have added simple sugar including most whole grain breads. Are they better than wonder bread and standard hot dog buns? Absolutely. But it's really out of control just how much sugar is in the American diet. Also I stand by jfickle's point about how it is metabolized. There's a lot of evidence that a carb is a carb is a carb. Just some come with other ingredients (fiber, vitamins) and make them better in different areas. One thing people should agree on is vegans are suckers pulled into a 7th day Adventist funded campaign that exponentially increases their carb intake to an unhealthy level.
I'm very careful with what I buy. Also, yes a carb is a carb. But that doesn't mean they are poison. That seems to be the implication around here.And don't get me started on the "Keto" diet.
I'm not saying that a keto diet is the way to go, but I do want to point out that they have something behind the claim by Ancel Keys that started America on the whole low fat thing to begin with that suspiciously correlated directly with an increase in Heart disease and diabetes. At the end of the day there's multiple ways to skin a cat but someone sitting around questioning why they're always hungry eating chicken and rice might want to try a Keto or Modified Atkins diet
I guess. Or there are just a lot of people who don't know what actual hunger is. Our culture tells us to eat by a clock, and that we need "three square meals" per day. It is fine to be hungry, and most of the time that hunger can be fixed by drinking some water or tea. Another major barrier that we face culturally with food is that we were probably all told to eat what was put in front of you... because of the starving kids in Africa, or to be a part of the clean plate club... or whatever each of us has been told in our lives. We eat too much food, and we eat it too fast. Want to lose weight? Cook your own meals at home and in smaller portions. When you're done eating, drink a glass of water and set an alarm for 20 minutes. If you were considering seconds because, "That wasn't enough food", you might be surprised that you're actually full now.Low fat diet has crazy ties to the sugar/HFC lobby. Our bodies (specifically our brain) require fats, and an entire generation was lead to believe that fats make you fat. And I can tell you from daily experience, a lot of them are still convinced that fat is bad. So instead they reach for the 'low fat' ranch. Which is loaded with garbage and most importantly sodium. Which causes hypertension.Keto diet and Atkins are generally okay. But people still over eat. Excessive proteins consumed break down into fats and carbs. Which is where people go wrong. Is someone a grazer? Don't buy foods they can graze on. Instead of a snack of chips (or something fast), having to put in the work of cooking an egg (or whatever) makes them think twice about what they're consuming. Simple advice: Eat less food, with less additives, and cook it yourself. Drink more water, and eat more slowly. The older you get, the more this applies.
This is generally where I fall as well. Except with snacking, I believe in unseasoned pork rinds, macadamia nuts, or Almonds are usually dense and fatty enough to do the trick in small quantities if the meal didn't do it.
Simple advice: Eat less food, with less additives, and cook it yourself. Drink more water, and eat more slowly. The older you get, the more this applies.
Sounds great.
BACON!
I hear you. Getting old sucks, can't eat everything you see anymore.
Irish/English bacon? Canadian bacon? American streaky bacon? Duck bacon? Pork belly bacon? Bacon bits?
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
I just cooked up some jowl bacon for a pasta sauce. That count?
All of it
Eating fruit in its whole form is fine. Blending/pureeing largely eliminates value and spikes blood sugar which ultimately isn't good.
Not necessarily. There's loads of fruit that are extremely high in sugar and your body metabolized it no different than candy. It just comes with vitamins. Mango bananas and grapes come to mind as absurdly high in sugar. Berries limes and lemons are great