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Problem is figuring out which behaviors, and which foods not to eat.
by draw_down 11y ago
Problem is figuring out which behaviors, and which foods not to eat.
- Outdoorsman 11y agoMy guess is that we all have predispositions to developing certain types of cancer....consider the medical histories of your grandparents, parents, and siblings for (approximate) guidance... Your grandparents and parents provide a good real-world "preview" of the possibility(s) that genetic make-up might predispose one to certain infirmities, illnesses, cancers... Maybe you should be on guard against those evidenced, to the extent possible...after all, you're very much like them...? Did they live a life that eventually led to any medical conditions they experienced...? Should you avoid the life choices that they made...?
- rhinoceraptor 11y agoPretty much everyone agrees on the basics: avoid white flour, sugar and processed foods. Get enough sleep, get sunlight and exercise.
- nikolay 11y agoMost importantly - don't overeat and try to stick with eating within 6-8 hours a day, i.e. one or two meals only, no snacking, no liquid foods (soda, juices).
- solipsism 11y agoNo snacking? Not long ago the advice was to munch on healthy things throughout the day.
- ams6110 11y agoThe advice of yesterday is wrong today -- the way it seems to go with most food/health/lifestyle advice. For me, I live the way I want to live, and eat what I like to eat. If it shortens my life by a few years, so be it.
- nikolay 11y agoSame wrong advices were about cholesterol and saturated fat.
- solipsism 11y agoYeah, and tomorrow your advice will be back to being wrong.
- nikolay 11y agoNo, it won't be as my advice has thousands of years of backing. Historical and biological evidence, in this case, worth more than corrupt nutritional science. People eat breakfast thanks to the commercial interest of Kellogg's - you can do your own research about "the most important meal of the day"!
- adrianN 11y agoCurrent research indicates that people who don't eat breakfast are more likely to have health problems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakfast#Effect_on_health https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakfast#Effect_on_health I'm also reasonably sure that the hearty English breakfast is older than Kellog's cornflakes. As is the Japanese breakfast with grilled fish and rice and the traditional breakfasts of countless other cultures.
- erkkie 11y ago"Current research" there is not necessarily strong nor convincing either way, from the linked wikipedia article: Reinagel also suggests that link between skipping breakfast and increased weight may be mostly behavioral – compensating with snacks and eating more later—and therefore not inevitable
- nikolay 11y agoI was referring to the expressions "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day". Also, different activities are adapted to different things. Even without one ethnicity, there might be differences (for example, slaves vs warriors). I subscribed to the Warrior Diet [0]. According to the author Ori Hofmekler, slaves were eating all day long while warriors were only feasting at night. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrior_diet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrior_diet
- kmicklas 11y agoWhile I'm a big fan of intermittent fasting myself, I don't think the research is anywhere near conclusive enough to say it's more important than basic advice like sleeping, exercising, and avoiding processed foods.
- nikolay 11y agoHistorical evidence isn't enough?
- chrisamiller 11y agoHere: - Stop smoking, - keep active and at a healthy weight range - reduce red meat consumption (and barbecued/charred food) - reduce your alcohol intake - wear sunscreen. Boom - you've just covered most of the risks that you can control.
- randycupertino 11y agoAlso, don't live near a major highway or in smoggy city.
- ars 11y agoThere are way more. For example avoid most hair care and beauty products. They often are full of barely tested chemicals with unknown effects. There's a reason chemophobia is a thing - most of the chemicals in household products are not tested, and many of them are suspected carcinogens. Obviously it's not necessary to go all the way to chemophobia, but a little caution would not hurt.
- ktRolster 11y agoplus eat a lot of vegetables
- Geee 11y agoAnd don't eat antioxidants... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10983214 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10983214
- philovivero 11y agoPeople are downvoting you... why? You even provided a citation. This is one of the more fascinating recent discoveries about diet, that anti-oxidants can actually CAUSE cancer instead of prevent as previously assumed. Obviously the jury is still out, but we had thought the jury was not out until recently.
- erkkie 11y agoIt's well known that cancer cells die under oxidative metabolic pressures, and also that antioxidants can help prevent free radical caused DNA damage (which might lead to cancer). So antioxidants can both help and cause damage, depending on the context, the problem is finding the balance.