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And how was the experince? Some blog, could learn from it?

triyambakam 6y ago
Thanks for asking! but unfortunately I haven't written anything up about it, but informally I can share that it's really benefited our health and even finances. Eating beans and rice every day and not eating out is very cheap. I buy most of our food in bulk online or from local farms - e.g. just got 50kg of chickpeas in the mail and 20kg of string beans from a farm. We also avoid eating oil for health reasons
- arcticbull 6y ago
  The minimum daily intake of carbs for a human to remain healthy is zero. The minimum daily intake of oil is in fact, not zero, as oils are required for the basic functioning of a human.
  - superpermutat0r 6y ago
    But minimum daily intake of fiber, for humans to remain healthy, is not zero. Vegetables, especially if you eat them in amounts that sustain your weight, have enough omega essential fatty acids to last you a lifetime. Legumes do have fat in them. If you eat 2000kcal of red lentils, there's more than enough protein and fat content, almost meets your omega-3 essential fatty acid requirement. Nothing stops you from adding different fattier vegetables.
    - nradov 6y ago
      Humans can be healthy without fiber. For example, see the traditional Inuit diet (at least during winter).
      - superpermutat0r 6y ago
        Traditional Inuit diet was not healthy. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0021915002003647 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00219... Here's a study on historical data, here are some statements: "Arteriosclerosis and degeneration of the myocardium are quite common conditions among the Greenlander" -- study from 1940 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0021915080901318 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/002191... IMO, best evidence ever is on Maasai people, where they find massive amounts of atherosclerosis in the blood vessels of young people and there are multiple cases where young people die of atherosclerosis. Only thing that makes Maasai survive is that they start with this kind of diet at early age, their blood vessels get extra wide and elastic and can withstand the hardening effects of atherosclerosis. Fiberless diet is a death certificate for the modern western man if one's not on it from birth.
  - notechback 6y ago
    All plants contain various amounts.of oils... That said I'd not give up a good olive or pumpin seed oil!
  - triyambakam 6y ago
    You're mistaking oil for fat. We eat lots of fats - nuts, seeds, avocados, durian, egg fruit, etc
    - arcticbull 6y ago
      My point was that there's nothing wrong with pressed plant oils (coconut, olive, etc). If you're going to focus on cutting the unnecessary, that's bulk carbs.
      - triyambakam 6y ago
        Haha, bulk carbs unnecessary? I'm not sure what you mean - we eat nothing processed - only whole beans, grains, fruits, nuts, seeds. Nothing unnecessary to cut out
- rubidium 6y ago
  Be careful. Avoiding oil and meat can lead to health issues over time. Hope you’re talking to a doctor and nutritionist!
  - triyambakam 6y ago
    We don't avoid fat - I mention in another comment about eating nuts, seeds, avocados, durian, egg fruit etc. And avoiding meat is no longer controversial in terms of health - with a little planning it's not difficult to be healthy.
- saiya-jin 6y ago
  Extra virgin olive oil is very healthy, unless you have some digestive issue with it that I haven't heard so far. Apart from frying (which you don't do), you don't need much more in your kitchen
  - triyambakam 6y ago
    My wife gets extreme inflammation in the blood and joints from consuming oil (even EVOO yes). It isn't /from/ the oil per se But complicates her condition.

Thanks for asking! but unfortunately I haven't written anything up about it, but informally I can share that it's really benefited our health and even finances. Eating beans and rice every day and not eating out is very cheap. I buy most of our food in bulk online or from local farms - e.g. just got 50kg of chickpeas in the mail and 20kg of string beans from a farm. We also avoid eating oil for health reasons

arcticbull 6y ago
The minimum daily intake of carbs for a human to remain healthy is zero. The minimum daily intake of oil is in fact, not zero, as oils are required for the basic functioning of a human.
- superpermutat0r 6y ago
  But minimum daily intake of fiber, for humans to remain healthy, is not zero. Vegetables, especially if you eat them in amounts that sustain your weight, have enough omega essential fatty acids to last you a lifetime. Legumes do have fat in them. If you eat 2000kcal of red lentils, there's more than enough protein and fat content, almost meets your omega-3 essential fatty acid requirement. Nothing stops you from adding different fattier vegetables.
  - nradov 6y ago
    Humans can be healthy without fiber. For example, see the traditional Inuit diet (at least during winter).
    - superpermutat0r 6y ago
      Traditional Inuit diet was not healthy. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0021915002003647 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00219... Here's a study on historical data, here are some statements: "Arteriosclerosis and degeneration of the myocardium are quite common conditions among the Greenlander" -- study from 1940 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0021915080901318 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/002191... IMO, best evidence ever is on Maasai people, where they find massive amounts of atherosclerosis in the blood vessels of young people and there are multiple cases where young people die of atherosclerosis. Only thing that makes Maasai survive is that they start with this kind of diet at early age, their blood vessels get extra wide and elastic and can withstand the hardening effects of atherosclerosis. Fiberless diet is a death certificate for the modern western man if one's not on it from birth.
- notechback 6y ago
  All plants contain various amounts.of oils... That said I'd not give up a good olive or pumpin seed oil!
- triyambakam 6y ago
  You're mistaking oil for fat. We eat lots of fats - nuts, seeds, avocados, durian, egg fruit, etc
  - arcticbull 6y ago
    My point was that there's nothing wrong with pressed plant oils (coconut, olive, etc). If you're going to focus on cutting the unnecessary, that's bulk carbs.
    - triyambakam 6y ago
      Haha, bulk carbs unnecessary? I'm not sure what you mean - we eat nothing processed - only whole beans, grains, fruits, nuts, seeds. Nothing unnecessary to cut out
rubidium 6y ago
Be careful. Avoiding oil and meat can lead to health issues over time. Hope you’re talking to a doctor and nutritionist!
- triyambakam 6y ago
  We don't avoid fat - I mention in another comment about eating nuts, seeds, avocados, durian, egg fruit etc. And avoiding meat is no longer controversial in terms of health - with a little planning it's not difficult to be healthy.
saiya-jin 6y ago
Extra virgin olive oil is very healthy, unless you have some digestive issue with it that I haven't heard so far. Apart from frying (which you don't do), you don't need much more in your kitchen
- triyambakam 6y ago
  My wife gets extreme inflammation in the blood and joints from consuming oil (even EVOO yes). It isn't /from/ the oil per se But complicates her condition.