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I like that Leo has a "best of" page, it works well for him (and with the site's aesthetic). I'm not always a fan of his suggestions, though. Browsing some of
by djacobs 16y ago
I like that Leo has a "best of" page, it works well for him (and with the site's aesthetic).
I'm not always a fan of his suggestions, though. Browsing some of his archives, I see advice against eating grains [0]:
They’re also packed full of carbs, which should
also be minimized in a cutting, leaning-out phase.
(Note: There is no requirement in human nutrition
for carbs.)
That last bit is blatantly false, and I can't help but think he's overstepping his bounds a little bit.
That said, in general his advice is strikingly enlightening.
[0] http://zenhabits.net/lean-tips/ http://zenhabits.net/lean-tips/
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- cshenoy 16y agoTo be fair, he didn't write that. But by copy+pasting someone else's advice, he is advocating it which is a bit irresponsible. In any case, he makes up for it with his other zen habit advice.
- hynek 16y agoCarbs are the only macro-nutrient your body doesn't need. It's true though that a very low carb diet is detrimental to the health insofar, that it forbids certain nutrient-dense foods (which grains absolutely aren't). Repeating wrong convential wisdom doesn't make it correct. Seriously, Marks knows his stuff and you'd do good to yourself to listen to him (or any other of the primal/paleo folk) without prejudices.
- michaelkeenan 16y agoAre you sure that's false? The Wikipedia article on carbohydrates[1] says: "Carbohydrates are a common source of energy in living organisms, however, no carbohydrate is an essential nutrient in humans." It cites a letter to the editor in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition by Dr Eric C. Westman[2]. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbohydrate#Nutrition http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbohydrate#Nutrition [2] http://www.ajcn.org/content/75/5/951.2.full http://www.ajcn.org/content/75/5/951.2.full
- noodle 16y agoyou don't need carbs to live, but they certainly help when you're doing heavy exercise and the like. on the flip side of that coin, its my understanding that grains in particular as a source of carbohydrates are particularly bad for you. moreso than something like a potato. i'm looking for a source to edit in.
- hynek 16y agoTechnically you are right, however only very few exercise that heavy, that they would have to re-feed on carb heavy food. Marathon runners come to mind. The human body is pretty good at transforming fat into glucose, so the average exerciser won't have problems on a low-medium carb diet. It's a nice excuse for an occasional pizza though. ;) And yes, grains like wheat are worse than potatoes or grains like rice because additionally to the insulin issues they share with all carbs, they are also rich at anti-nutrients like gluten, phytatic acid or lectins. There is really absolutely no reason to eat grains (thus men didn't do so until like 10k years ago).
- noodle 16y agoi re-carb on light food after my 2-3 hour workouts. it just leaves me less run-down the next day. but heavy grain diets are a stable of the modern way of life because its really cheap and easy to produce huge volumes of food for it.
- joelrunyon 16y ago"That last bit is blatantly false, and I can't help but think he's overstepping his bounds a little bit." I'm pretty sure you meant to reference your sources here. Otherwise I'll be tempted to think you're overstepping your bounds a little bit. :) Just because a belief is widely accepted, doesn't mean you're exempt from proving it's validity.