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What do your meals throughout the week consist of? I'm curious to know. I'd also like to know if you think ground meat itself is problematic, or if it's the pr

by uwuhn 7y ago

What do your meals throughout the week consist of? I'm curious to know. I'd also like to know if you think ground meat itself is problematic, or if it's the preservatives and seasonings that are added to fast-food burger meat.

chrisco255 7y ago
I would be more concerned about the fries and the bread. The fries are cooked in vegetable oils that are high in Omega-6s and low in Omega-3s. Prior to modern American diet, most diets had high Omega-3 to Omega-6 ratio and now that's been flipped. There are some studies to back this up: "Marked elevations in pro-inflammatory polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolites in females with irritable bowel syndrome" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2853445/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2853445/
mrandish 7y ago
I had chronic IBS, GERD and other inflamatory-related issues resolve almost immediately upon transitioning to a ketogenic (ultra-low carb) diet. The transition to keto can be hard due to lifelong habits but once I got through the first month, it started getting easier and now I love what I eat and I'm the best shape of my life.
- uwuhn 7y ago
  I've done keto three times now. It's the only way I can lose weight and eat healthy. I've always ended up breaking after 3-4 months due to missing Chinese & Japanese food too much.
- nightski 7y ago
  I'll chime in that I have experienced exactly the same effects on keto, going several years on the diet now.
cik 7y ago
So to be fair - I'm vegetarian. But my foods mostly consist of cooked vegetables that we had in the middle east (peppers, tomatoes, onions, leaks, etc) and not things that are here now such as sweet potato. Chickpeas (hummous), Sesame seeds (tahina), and various combinations of all these things with the nuts we had (walnuts) means.. well I feel amazing. I've never had a fast food burger in my life.

by uwuhn 7y ago

chrisco255 7y ago

I would be more concerned about the fries and the bread. The fries are cooked in vegetable oils that are high in Omega-6s and low in Omega-3s. Prior to modern American diet, most diets had high Omega-3 to Omega-6 ratio and now that's been flipped. There are some studies to back this up: "Marked elevations in pro-inflammatory polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolites in females with irritable bowel syndrome" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2853445/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2853445/

mrandish 7y ago

I had chronic IBS, GERD and other inflamatory-related issues resolve almost immediately upon transitioning to a ketogenic (ultra-low carb) diet. The transition to keto can be hard due to lifelong habits but once I got through the first month, it started getting easier and now I love what I eat and I'm the best shape of my life.

uwuhn 7y ago
I've done keto three times now. It's the only way I can lose weight and eat healthy. I've always ended up breaking after 3-4 months due to missing Chinese & Japanese food too much.
nightski 7y ago
I'll chime in that I have experienced exactly the same effects on keto, going several years on the diet now.

cik 7y ago

So to be fair - I'm vegetarian. But my foods mostly consist of cooked vegetables that we had in the middle east (peppers, tomatoes, onions, leaks, etc) and not things that are here now such as sweet potato. Chickpeas (hummous), Sesame seeds (tahina), and various combinations of all these things with the nuts we had (walnuts) means.. well I feel amazing. I've never had a fast food burger in my life.