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I don't get it... first it was fats, burgers and pizzas. Then a study came out claiming it's sugar. Now carbonated beverages! What do they want me to do? Eat gr

I don't get it... first it was fats, burgers and pizzas. Then a study came out claiming it's sugar. Now carbonated beverages! What do they want me to do? Eat grass and drink water?

WalterSear 9y ago
No, just avoid junk food.
aibottle 9y ago
Nonono there is so much wrong here. Sample size: 20 people. (Okay what? Are you even trying guys? Releasing something about the the human metabolism with a sample size of 20? Shame on you!) Concluding a weight gain because Ghrelin levels are raised? What? Do you even science? Ghrelin in the first place only tells your brain to look for more food because it signals an empty stomach. Studies on Nutrition don't get me started...
- anigbrowl 9y ago
  Oh please. It's hard to attract funding for studies, it's perfectly reasonable tos tart with a small sample and tehn ask for funding to do a larger study once you have a working hypothesis.
  - ericdykstra 9y ago
    That doesn't mean it makes sense to make dietary decisions based on these studies.
geowwy 9y ago
"What do they want me to do? Eat grass and drink water?" Is drinking water really that absurd?
brandnewlow 9y ago
Yes, basically. If you drank water and ate grass with some protein mixed in now and then you'd be much better off. The problem I find with that is it's just painfully boring to do so.
keymone 9y ago
it's complicated, there are many variables involved and doing nutritional research is hard. the fat study (seven countries) was largely debunked though that doesn't mean all fats in any combination with other macros are good. that sugar is detrimental to your health seems to be a consensus but that doesn't mean other substances can't be bad.
bvinc 9y ago
If you're overwhelmed, just remember that the default diet is to eat things that exist in nature at the levels that they exist in nature: Fish, Meat, Fruits, Nuts, Vegetables. This is the default. Once you start there, you need to look for evidence to switch to eating pizza and burgers and sodas... which there isn't any convincing evidence, just a constant stream of studies about how bad junk food is. It's much less overwhelming to look at it this way I think.

I don't get it... first it was fats, burgers and pizzas. Then a study came out claiming it's sugar. Now carbonated beverages! What do they want me to do? Eat grass and drink water?

WalterSear 9y ago

No, just avoid junk food.

aibottle 9y ago

Nonono there is so much wrong here. Sample size: 20 people. (Okay what? Are you even trying guys? Releasing something about the the human metabolism with a sample size of 20? Shame on you!) Concluding a weight gain because Ghrelin levels are raised? What? Do you even science? Ghrelin in the first place only tells your brain to look for more food because it signals an empty stomach. Studies on Nutrition don't get me started...

anigbrowl 9y ago
Oh please. It's hard to attract funding for studies, it's perfectly reasonable tos tart with a small sample and tehn ask for funding to do a larger study once you have a working hypothesis.
- ericdykstra 9y ago
  That doesn't mean it makes sense to make dietary decisions based on these studies.

geowwy 9y ago

"What do they want me to do? Eat grass and drink water?" Is drinking water really that absurd?

brandnewlow 9y ago

Yes, basically. If you drank water and ate grass with some protein mixed in now and then you'd be much better off. The problem I find with that is it's just painfully boring to do so.

keymone 9y ago

it's complicated, there are many variables involved and doing nutritional research is hard. the fat study (seven countries) was largely debunked though that doesn't mean all fats in any combination with other macros are good. that sugar is detrimental to your health seems to be a consensus but that doesn't mean other substances can't be bad.

bvinc 9y ago

If you're overwhelmed, just remember that the default diet is to eat things that exist in nature at the levels that they exist in nature: Fish, Meat, Fruits, Nuts, Vegetables. This is the default. Once you start there, you need to look for evidence to switch to eating pizza and burgers and sodas... which there isn't any convincing evidence, just a constant stream of studies about how bad junk food is. It's much less overwhelming to look at it this way I think.