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Processed foods + sedentary lifestyles = perfect storm. Pretty obvious "something" happened in the 70s and we've been on this ride ever since: https://nchspres

Processed foods + sedentary lifestyles = perfect storm. Pretty obvious "something" happened in the 70s and we've been on this ride ever since: https://nchspressroom.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/obesity.gif https://nchspressroom.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/obesity.gi...

unstuckdev 8y ago
Realizing one 2 tablespoon serving of peanut butter was half a full meal was a wakeup call. It turns out 1/4 or less of a "serving" of most processed things works the same taste-wise and doesn't lead to insatiable hunger later.
- bb101 8y ago
  Interestingly, peanut butter is near the bottom of the scale for being insulinogenic (the food insulin index). That means it's less likely to be put away as fat according to The Personalized Diet by Drs Segal and Elinav [1] [1] https://www.amazon.com/dp/1478918802 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1478918802
  - unstuckdev 8y ago
    Does this factor in the added sugar in most peanut butters? I can't find any without it around here.
    - XorNot 8y ago
      Switch to unsweetened, unsalted peanut butter. It's amazing - after 2 weeks I stopped noticing the difference. The amount of sugar in most peanut butter is absurd. Once you kick the sugar taste, oh wow do you realize its got a much more interesting and involved flavor.
    - Dirlewanger 8y ago
      It probably does. Colloquially when one says peanut butter, people think of Jiff, which can be best described as a disgusting peanut-flavored spread product. Go with natural peanut butter (i.e. where the only ingredient is peanuts and it must be stirred) and you're all good.
    - astura 8y ago
      Peanut butter without sugar is labeled as "natural peanut butter" in the US.
  - AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y ago
    I'll keep this in mind to help reduce the guilt I feel after eating an entire jar with a spoon.
- 0xffff2 8y ago
  A full meal is 380 calories?
vezycash 8y ago
If someone is sick, they'll become slow. All they'll want to do is lie down some place quiet. Watch kids, healthy kids. After a meal, all they want to do is run, talk, jump - move. Sitting still is the last thing they want to do. My point is perhaps, sedentary behavior is caused by something, a symptom outside the control of those afflicted by it. Here are some culprits we could explore: Schooling: Being trained, forced to sit in a spot for hours could train people to be sedentary. Processed food: Maybe its doing something to the body. Like how zombie ants are controlled by fungi. Aging process: All animals become less active with age... Even snails. Environment: Tech makes it harder to be active physically. A tv remote, car, internet for shopping... Poverty: There's a proven link between experiencing poverty at a young age and inability to control food intake, and spend responsibly. Genes: People used to bulk up for winter hunger. Now there's food all year round. But the lizard brain is still in control. There might be more reasons why people binge eat, and remain sedentary such as processed water, poor air quality, domestication (The more Wolf gene a Dog has, the more active it is)...
- datavirtue 8y ago
  Refined oils, fat, and animal protien cause arterial hardening immediately, lasting for several hours. Keep ingesting and you end up with heart disease....arteries filled with plaque restricting blood flow, raspiration, mental function. Ingesting refined sugar and flour causes an insulin spike (make fat out of carbs!) that lasts for hours causing a crash and repeated cravings for...more carbs. This leads to diabetes. Cancer needs sugar and animal protien to live. Check out China study.
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  - abakker 8y ago
    Citation for proof that arterial hardening happens immediately, and that animal protein specifically causes this (vs plant protein)? I've not seen this specific claim before.
    - 8y ago

unstuckdev 8y ago

Realizing one 2 tablespoon serving of peanut butter was half a full meal was a wakeup call. It turns out 1/4 or less of a "serving" of most processed things works the same taste-wise and doesn't lead to insatiable hunger later.

bb101 8y ago
Interestingly, peanut butter is near the bottom of the scale for being insulinogenic (the food insulin index). That means it's less likely to be put away as fat according to The Personalized Diet by Drs Segal and Elinav [1] [1] https://www.amazon.com/dp/1478918802 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1478918802
- unstuckdev 8y ago
  Does this factor in the added sugar in most peanut butters? I can't find any without it around here.
  - XorNot 8y ago
    Switch to unsweetened, unsalted peanut butter. It's amazing - after 2 weeks I stopped noticing the difference. The amount of sugar in most peanut butter is absurd. Once you kick the sugar taste, oh wow do you realize its got a much more interesting and involved flavor.
  - Dirlewanger 8y ago
    It probably does. Colloquially when one says peanut butter, people think of Jiff, which can be best described as a disgusting peanut-flavored spread product. Go with natural peanut butter (i.e. where the only ingredient is peanuts and it must be stirred) and you're all good.
  - astura 8y ago
    Peanut butter without sugar is labeled as "natural peanut butter" in the US.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y ago
  I'll keep this in mind to help reduce the guilt I feel after eating an entire jar with a spoon.
0xffff2 8y ago
A full meal is 380 calories?

vezycash 8y ago

If someone is sick, they'll become slow. All they'll want to do is lie down some place quiet. Watch kids, healthy kids. After a meal, all they want to do is run, talk, jump - move. Sitting still is the last thing they want to do. My point is perhaps, sedentary behavior is caused by something, a symptom outside the control of those afflicted by it. Here are some culprits we could explore: Schooling: Being trained, forced to sit in a spot for hours could train people to be sedentary. Processed food: Maybe its doing something to the body. Like how zombie ants are controlled by fungi. Aging process: All animals become less active with age... Even snails. Environment: Tech makes it harder to be active physically. A tv remote, car, internet for shopping... Poverty: There's a proven link between experiencing poverty at a young age and inability to control food intake, and spend responsibly. Genes: People used to bulk up for winter hunger. Now there's food all year round. But the lizard brain is still in control. There might be more reasons why people binge eat, and remain sedentary such as processed water, poor air quality, domestication (The more Wolf gene a Dog has, the more active it is)...

datavirtue 8y ago
Refined oils, fat, and animal protien cause arterial hardening immediately, lasting for several hours. Keep ingesting and you end up with heart disease....arteries filled with plaque restricting blood flow, raspiration, mental function. Ingesting refined sugar and flour causes an insulin spike (make fat out of carbs!) that lasts for hours causing a crash and repeated cravings for...more carbs. This leads to diabetes. Cancer needs sugar and animal protien to live. Check out China study.
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- abakker 8y ago
  Citation for proof that arterial hardening happens immediately, and that animal protein specifically causes this (vs plant protein)? I've not seen this specific claim before.
  - 8y ago