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It's not a popular opinion to share online due to how ingrained food choices are into our lives (memories, communion, celebratory meals, etc), but if this devel

by kbhn 9y ago

It's not a popular opinion to share online due to how ingrained food choices are into our lives (memories, communion, celebratory meals, etc), but if this development concerns you I highly recommend exploring a plant-based diet. I've been meat/dairy free for about a year now and it's been one of the best decisions I've ever made.

jtwebman 9y ago
I too am on a whole plant based diet for over a year. I feel like I am 20 again.
dragonwriter 9y ago
> It's not a popular opinion to share online It is actually one of the most popular lifestyle opinions people share online and in real life, aside from proselytizing things generally recognized as religions, and has been for probably a couple of decades.
- hycaria 9y ago
  Yeahhhh not on HN. People here are very hyped by lab meat and reversing climate change thanks to science and technology, so any change of diet is not necessary. Especially since so many people here are convinced by keto diets, whic relies heavily on animal protein.
  - XR0CSWV3h3kZWg 9y ago
    I've been leaning heavier on a plant based diet and generally eating lower on the food chain. For me the main advantages are environmental and ethical, both of which should be had with lab meat.
    - hycaria 9y ago
      I am a vegetarian, just wanted to share my impressions about HN's reaction to plant based diet suggestions :)
djsumdog 9y ago
Keep in mind that vega/plant based diets are purely political diets. I mean if you want to do them, that's fine, but there's not a huge health aspect. A lot of studies are showing the largest factor in heart disease and obesity is not fat, but carbohydrates (specifically starches and sugars, not dietary fiber or sugar alcohols). A lot of people today still think Adkins died of heart disease because of a (later rededicated) Reuters article with bad information (he was old, slipped on a piece of ice and bused his skull). I wonder had the Adkins diet movement not died off, if we'd see a significant reduction in obesity today. It might be difficult to eat vegan, but it's much more difficult to eat low carb. Look carefully at everything in your pantry.
- dragonwriter 9y ago
  > I wonder had the Adkins diet movement not died off, if we'd see a significant reduction in obesity today. Atkins was mostly displaced by other low-carb diet fads, so probably not. > It might be difficult to eat vegan, but it's much more difficult to eat low carb. Expensive, because cheap stables tend to be carb-heavy, but not actually all that difficult.
- XR0CSWV3h3kZWg 9y ago
  > Keep in mind that vega/plant based diets are purely political diets. Huh? What about environmental impact and ethical concerns? What source do you use for your beliefs on what causes heart disease? What you are saying contradicts the CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/behavior.htm https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/behavior.htm Harvard indicates that low carb high fat has protective effects, but not if you get the fat from meat. https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates/low-carbohydrate-diets/ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates/l...
  - brucephillips 9y ago
    There's a lot of information out there, but you can start here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturated_fat_and_cardiovascular_disease https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturated_fat_and_cardiovascul...
- 9y ago
JohnL4 9y ago
ABX-resistant superbugs really has nothing to do with diet. (Meant to reply to this a couple of days ago, but Yarn on my tablet seems unable.)

by kbhn 9y ago

jtwebman 9y ago

I too am on a whole plant based diet for over a year. I feel like I am 20 again.

dragonwriter 9y ago

> It's not a popular opinion to share online It is actually one of the most popular lifestyle opinions people share online and in real life, aside from proselytizing things generally recognized as religions, and has been for probably a couple of decades.

hycaria 9y ago
Yeahhhh not on HN. People here are very hyped by lab meat and reversing climate change thanks to science and technology, so any change of diet is not necessary. Especially since so many people here are convinced by keto diets, whic relies heavily on animal protein.
- XR0CSWV3h3kZWg 9y ago
  I've been leaning heavier on a plant based diet and generally eating lower on the food chain. For me the main advantages are environmental and ethical, both of which should be had with lab meat.
  - hycaria 9y ago
    I am a vegetarian, just wanted to share my impressions about HN's reaction to plant based diet suggestions :)

djsumdog 9y ago

Keep in mind that vega/plant based diets are purely political diets. I mean if you want to do them, that's fine, but there's not a huge health aspect. A lot of studies are showing the largest factor in heart disease and obesity is not fat, but carbohydrates (specifically starches and sugars, not dietary fiber or sugar alcohols). A lot of people today still think Adkins died of heart disease because of a (later rededicated) Reuters article with bad information (he was old, slipped on a piece of ice and bused his skull). I wonder had the Adkins diet movement not died off, if we'd see a significant reduction in obesity today. It might be difficult to eat vegan, but it's much more difficult to eat low carb. Look carefully at everything in your pantry.

dragonwriter 9y ago
> I wonder had the Adkins diet movement not died off, if we'd see a significant reduction in obesity today. Atkins was mostly displaced by other low-carb diet fads, so probably not. > It might be difficult to eat vegan, but it's much more difficult to eat low carb. Expensive, because cheap stables tend to be carb-heavy, but not actually all that difficult.
XR0CSWV3h3kZWg 9y ago
> Keep in mind that vega/plant based diets are purely political diets. Huh? What about environmental impact and ethical concerns? What source do you use for your beliefs on what causes heart disease? What you are saying contradicts the CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/behavior.htm https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/behavior.htm Harvard indicates that low carb high fat has protective effects, but not if you get the fat from meat. https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates/low-carbohydrate-diets/ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates/l...
- brucephillips 9y ago
  There's a lot of information out there, but you can start here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturated_fat_and_cardiovascular_disease https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturated_fat_and_cardiovascul...
9y ago

JohnL4 9y ago

ABX-resistant superbugs really has nothing to do with diet. (Meant to reply to this a couple of days ago, but Yarn on my tablet seems unable.)