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I have to agree with you. Having lived a zero-carb lifestyle for years in my late 20s (losing a ton of weight and becoming the most athletic I'd ever been in my

I have to agree with you. Having lived a zero-carb lifestyle for years in my late 20s (losing a ton of weight and becoming the most athletic I'd ever been in my life), either that line is patently false or I'm a super hero.

Jtsummers 6y ago
The line in question: > Because we humans are not fully adapted to a carnivorous diet, we simply cannot digest protein very well So you spent years of your life eating nothing but meat, maybe eggs? You never had dairy, never had fruits (bananas, apples, oranges, lemon in or on something), never had vegetables (carrots, onions, leafy greens) in that time period?
- GordonS 6y ago
  I'm not the OP, but a ketogenic (very low carb) diet is not exactly uncommon these days. I follow one myself (for health reasons, I have reactive hypoglycemia), and have done for a few years now. While it was difficult at the start, after a while you get used to it. And I lost a ton of weight without even trying. I don't eat bread, fruit (barring a small amount of lemon/lime juice in food), or any grains or root veg (potatoes are worse than table sugar for spiking blood glucose!). I do eat meat, eggs, and lots of low-carb veg - leafy veg, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, chicory, aubergine, courgette, peppers, tomatoes, carrots, onions etc. I also eat plenty dairy too - cheese has no carbs, and a small amount of milk/cream has very little.
  - Jtsummers 6y ago
    > I do eat meat, eggs, and lots of low-carb veg - leafy veg, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, chicory, aubergine, courgette, peppers, tomatoes, carrots, onions etc. This is my point to the OP, if you're eating any of those things you are still an omnivore, even if you're a low-carb omnivore. They seem to be claiming to have been on a carnivorous (only animal products) diet for years.
    - samatman 6y ago
      It's by no means unheard of, all you have to do is type "carnivore diet" into your search engine of choice to get all the information your heart may desire.
    - GordonS 6y ago
      The OP didn't say that though; they did say they had a zero-carb diet, but my interpretation of that was "very low carb diet".
      - Jtsummers 6y ago
        They responded to a post about humans not being suited for carnivorous diets by saying they ate a very low carb diet, therefore that report about humans not being suited for carnivorous diets is wrong or they're a super hero. So my question to them was what they meant by that. They seemed to be implying that their low carb diet was very high in protein and low in anything not protein, or their statement was a non sequitur.
- abfan1127 6y ago
  During that time, you are correct, never fruit, no milk (I ate cheese but in very small amounts i.e. burger patty with a slice of cheese), very rare vegetables. A typical day was: breakfast - eggs and bacon lunch - burger patty (or 2) and cheese, or 1/2 lb of carne asada dinner - ribeye steak I only drank water during that time.
adrian_b 6y ago
"zero-carb" may be true, but that does not mean that you have eaten only proteins. If that would have been true, you would have been dead. The meat of most domestic animals is fatty, most cheese & other dairy is fatty, eggs have a lot of fat in the yolk. Even if you did not eat any carbs, your food must have included enough fat to provide more calories than the protein content. Otherwise you would have had quickly severe health problems.
- abfan1127 6y ago
  you're 100% right. I intentionally focused on higher fat foods.

Jtsummers 6y ago

The line in question: > Because we humans are not fully adapted to a carnivorous diet, we simply cannot digest protein very well So you spent years of your life eating nothing but meat, maybe eggs? You never had dairy, never had fruits (bananas, apples, oranges, lemon in or on something), never had vegetables (carrots, onions, leafy greens) in that time period?

GordonS 6y ago
I'm not the OP, but a ketogenic (very low carb) diet is not exactly uncommon these days. I follow one myself (for health reasons, I have reactive hypoglycemia), and have done for a few years now. While it was difficult at the start, after a while you get used to it. And I lost a ton of weight without even trying. I don't eat bread, fruit (barring a small amount of lemon/lime juice in food), or any grains or root veg (potatoes are worse than table sugar for spiking blood glucose!). I do eat meat, eggs, and lots of low-carb veg - leafy veg, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, chicory, aubergine, courgette, peppers, tomatoes, carrots, onions etc. I also eat plenty dairy too - cheese has no carbs, and a small amount of milk/cream has very little.
- Jtsummers 6y ago
  > I do eat meat, eggs, and lots of low-carb veg - leafy veg, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, chicory, aubergine, courgette, peppers, tomatoes, carrots, onions etc. This is my point to the OP, if you're eating any of those things you are still an omnivore, even if you're a low-carb omnivore. They seem to be claiming to have been on a carnivorous (only animal products) diet for years.
  - samatman 6y ago
    It's by no means unheard of, all you have to do is type "carnivore diet" into your search engine of choice to get all the information your heart may desire.
  - GordonS 6y ago
    The OP didn't say that though; they did say they had a zero-carb diet, but my interpretation of that was "very low carb diet".
    - Jtsummers 6y ago
      They responded to a post about humans not being suited for carnivorous diets by saying they ate a very low carb diet, therefore that report about humans not being suited for carnivorous diets is wrong or they're a super hero. So my question to them was what they meant by that. They seemed to be implying that their low carb diet was very high in protein and low in anything not protein, or their statement was a non sequitur.
abfan1127 6y ago
During that time, you are correct, never fruit, no milk (I ate cheese but in very small amounts i.e. burger patty with a slice of cheese), very rare vegetables. A typical day was: breakfast - eggs and bacon lunch - burger patty (or 2) and cheese, or 1/2 lb of carne asada dinner - ribeye steak I only drank water during that time.

adrian_b 6y ago

"zero-carb" may be true, but that does not mean that you have eaten only proteins. If that would have been true, you would have been dead. The meat of most domestic animals is fatty, most cheese & other dairy is fatty, eggs have a lot of fat in the yolk. Even if you did not eat any carbs, your food must have included enough fat to provide more calories than the protein content. Otherwise you would have had quickly severe health problems.

abfan1127 6y ago
you're 100% right. I intentionally focused on higher fat foods.