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This is a sad day, I wish all the best to Steve and his family. Maybe this is not the best place to ask, but does anyone know about Steve's eating habits? I kn

by zatara 16y ago

This is a sad day, I wish all the best to Steve and his family. Maybe this is not the best place to ask, but does anyone know about Steve's eating habits? I know he was a frutarian at a certain point and then changed to fish/vegan (particularly sushi), but would really like to know more. The reason is that I am in need of drastic personal changes regarding diet/exercise and thus trying to incorporate a vegan/vegetarian diet, which has been very difficult for me. I know that cancer is a multi-factorial disease, but it still scares me that some apparently very healthy individuals (such as Jobs or Linda McCartney) have such tough health problems. I feel very well when I manage to stick to a vegan diet, but would like to know more about longterm effects.

Evgeny 16y ago
I think whatever you may learn about well-known peoples' eating habits will be self-reported. It may be beneficial to appear as a vegan or vegetarian, but we'll never know exactly what do celebrities actually eat. Also, as you noted, their habits may change during their lifetime. If you're seriously interested in healthy eating habits, I would suggest to look at sources or studies on the subject, rather than trying to emulate the celebrities diets.
smharris65 16y ago
While this book is not specifically about vegetarian diets, it does contain good information about diet and the effect on preventing cancer, along with other info: http://amzn.to/mg3jg http://amzn.to/mg3jg
c1sc0 16y ago
"I am in need of drastic personal changes regarding diet/exercise". This kind of thinking scares me. What's wrong with gradually moving towards a more balanced lifestyle, taking on one hurdle at a time? Whatever happened to eat well, sleep well, exercise? Why this sudden urge to 'change everything' from one day to the next? Why directly switch to vegan when 'eating less meat' would be a good start? Do you want to get healthy for real or just feel the satisfaction of "living a healthy lifestyle"? Sorry if I'm a bit harsh, but I see far too many people suddenly "switching to diet X" & destroying themselves in the process. Go easy on your body.
gte910h 16y ago
Ovolacto vegetarian for a decade here: Veganism is hard to do right compared to almost every other sort of meat/animal product light diet. B12 and several other less prominent nutrients are not in great abundance in non-animal based foods, so you have to eat a lot of a certain subset of strange foods to guarantee your health, as you do need those nutrients If you really are trying to make a lasting change, try vegan + fish (So no bird eggs, or milk based products), ovolacto (no meat or fish, but milk and egg based products), just lacto (no meat or fish, but milk based product), or just ovo(no meat or fish or milk based products). All of these additionally are much much much more easy order at a restaurant or to fix out of the rest of the stuff at a dinner party, both important social functions in human existence. All of them are relatively easier to do than straight veganism (although pretty much any of them involving milk products leave you a huge channel for saturated fat intake, namely cheese, which may not help fix your issues). I know for years I ate sushi occasionally until a bad experience the next day one time has made me leary to usually avoid it.
dr_ 16y ago
Maybe instead of scaring you, it should provide you with comfort. Steve Jobs, after all, survived whatever he has been through. I'm not saying it's because of his diet - but who knows, it probably could not have hurt. But it's totally unpredictable. You are right about Linda McCartney. Also why did Dana Reeves, who never smoked, die of lung cancer at the age of 44? Best thing you can do is treat your body as a shrine. Follow a healthy diet - I think veganism is great if you can stick to it, meditate to keep your stress levels under control and engage in a moderate amount of exercise, you really don't need to do anything too excessive because that can take a toll over the years as well. And don't spend too much time thinking about it too, cause at the end of the day, you really should enjoy life.

by zatara 16y ago

Evgeny 16y ago

I think whatever you may learn about well-known peoples' eating habits will be self-reported. It may be beneficial to appear as a vegan or vegetarian, but we'll never know exactly what do celebrities actually eat. Also, as you noted, their habits may change during their lifetime. If you're seriously interested in healthy eating habits, I would suggest to look at sources or studies on the subject, rather than trying to emulate the celebrities diets.

smharris65 16y ago

While this book is not specifically about vegetarian diets, it does contain good information about diet and the effect on preventing cancer, along with other info: http://amzn.to/mg3jg http://amzn.to/mg3jg

c1sc0 16y ago

"I am in need of drastic personal changes regarding diet/exercise". This kind of thinking scares me. What's wrong with gradually moving towards a more balanced lifestyle, taking on one hurdle at a time? Whatever happened to eat well, sleep well, exercise? Why this sudden urge to 'change everything' from one day to the next? Why directly switch to vegan when 'eating less meat' would be a good start? Do you want to get healthy for real or just feel the satisfaction of "living a healthy lifestyle"? Sorry if I'm a bit harsh, but I see far too many people suddenly "switching to diet X" & destroying themselves in the process. Go easy on your body.

gte910h 16y ago

Ovolacto vegetarian for a decade here: Veganism is hard to do right compared to almost every other sort of meat/animal product light diet. B12 and several other less prominent nutrients are not in great abundance in non-animal based foods, so you have to eat a lot of a certain subset of strange foods to guarantee your health, as you do need those nutrients If you really are trying to make a lasting change, try vegan + fish (So no bird eggs, or milk based products), ovolacto (no meat or fish, but milk and egg based products), just lacto (no meat or fish, but milk based product), or just ovo(no meat or fish or milk based products). All of these additionally are much much much more easy order at a restaurant or to fix out of the rest of the stuff at a dinner party, both important social functions in human existence. All of them are relatively easier to do than straight veganism (although pretty much any of them involving milk products leave you a huge channel for saturated fat intake, namely cheese, which may not help fix your issues). I know for years I ate sushi occasionally until a bad experience the next day one time has made me leary to usually avoid it.

dr_ 16y ago

Maybe instead of scaring you, it should provide you with comfort. Steve Jobs, after all, survived whatever he has been through. I'm not saying it's because of his diet - but who knows, it probably could not have hurt. But it's totally unpredictable. You are right about Linda McCartney. Also why did Dana Reeves, who never smoked, die of lung cancer at the age of 44? Best thing you can do is treat your body as a shrine. Follow a healthy diet - I think veganism is great if you can stick to it, meditate to keep your stress levels under control and engage in a moderate amount of exercise, you really don't need to do anything too excessive because that can take a toll over the years as well. And don't spend too much time thinking about it too, cause at the end of the day, you really should enjoy life.