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Tech workers seeking an edge on peers turn to all-meat ‘carnivore diet’

arkitaip 8y ago
Christ, we know eating red meat is bad for you. We know that a balanced diet favoring vegetables is good for you. Why are seemingly well educated and intelligent people on this awful diet?
- just_myles 8y ago
  IMO they're probably just being contrarian.
- b_tterc_p 8y ago
  Eating a diet of meat probably does make you feel good. Especially in the morning and at lunch, the fats will keep you full all day so you’ll eat less garbage (e.g. Diet Coke as mentioned in the article). That’s not to say it won’t have some serious repercussions down the line, but I would be it does create a sort of local optimum that may be better than the average American artificial diet.
- meesterdude 8y ago
  > we know eating red meat is bad for you. We know that a balanced diet favoring vegetables is good for you What do we know, exactly? Because we've known lots of stuff that turns out to be bunk. And I am seeing increasing evidence that a one-size-fits-all diet isn't healthy - some people will need more or less of different things, or to abstain entirely from categories. Not saying this is a good idea - but It's hard to say to what degree it isn't.
- newnewpdro 8y ago
  It's well understood that the brain performs differently in ketosis, it's why the diet is used to treat epilepsy. For some, maybe the cognitive advantage outweighs the potential health risks.
cellularmitosis 8y ago
This episode of "What I've learned" may be of interest to readers of this thread: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isIw2AN_-XU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isIw2AN_-XU
mango7283 8y ago
I enjoy a fatty meats as much as anyone but giving up veggies entirely even though it objectively hurts ones ability to go to the toilet comfortably turns this into farce for me.
- nil_pointer 8y ago
  Fiber. Most all-meat diets suggest taking fiber or psyllium husk supplements for this very reason.
  - mango7283 8y ago
    Good for them then. I'm not sure why this is better than just eating vegetables in some capacity but that's not for me to judge I guess.
    - nil_pointer 8y ago
      It's for keeping your body in ketosis. High fat, moderate protein, and zero/very low carbs - which is why people diet this way.
orangeshark 8y ago
Makes me wonder if there isn't really one single type of diet that is good for everyone. The best diet for a person might be more meat, more vegetables, or some other food group which is based on many different factors.

Christ, we know eating red meat is bad for you. We know that a balanced diet favoring vegetables is good for you. Why are seemingly well educated and intelligent people on this awful diet?

just_myles 8y ago
IMO they're probably just being contrarian.
b_tterc_p 8y ago
Eating a diet of meat probably does make you feel good. Especially in the morning and at lunch, the fats will keep you full all day so you’ll eat less garbage (e.g. Diet Coke as mentioned in the article). That’s not to say it won’t have some serious repercussions down the line, but I would be it does create a sort of local optimum that may be better than the average American artificial diet.
meesterdude 8y ago
> we know eating red meat is bad for you. We know that a balanced diet favoring vegetables is good for you What do we know, exactly? Because we've known lots of stuff that turns out to be bunk. And I am seeing increasing evidence that a one-size-fits-all diet isn't healthy - some people will need more or less of different things, or to abstain entirely from categories. Not saying this is a good idea - but It's hard to say to what degree it isn't.
newnewpdro 8y ago
It's well understood that the brain performs differently in ketosis, it's why the diet is used to treat epilepsy. For some, maybe the cognitive advantage outweighs the potential health risks.

cellularmitosis 8y ago

This episode of "What I've learned" may be of interest to readers of this thread: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isIw2AN_-XU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isIw2AN_-XU

mango7283 8y ago

I enjoy a fatty meats as much as anyone but giving up veggies entirely even though it objectively hurts ones ability to go to the toilet comfortably turns this into farce for me.

nil_pointer 8y ago
Fiber. Most all-meat diets suggest taking fiber or psyllium husk supplements for this very reason.
- mango7283 8y ago
  Good for them then. I'm not sure why this is better than just eating vegetables in some capacity but that's not for me to judge I guess.
  - nil_pointer 8y ago
    It's for keeping your body in ketosis. High fat, moderate protein, and zero/very low carbs - which is why people diet this way.

orangeshark 8y ago

Makes me wonder if there isn't really one single type of diet that is good for everyone. The best diet for a person might be more meat, more vegetables, or some other food group which is based on many different factors.