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One option is to eat less of everything. This may sound dumb but in the current stone age understanding of nutrition and health, it is a reasonable option. The
by Gatsky 5y ago
One option is to eat less of everything. This may sound dumb but in the current stone age understanding of nutrition and health, it is a reasonable option.
The only foods which are ‘definitely safe’ are leafy greens and cruciferous vegetables. Could probably add berries to that in moderation. Not saying that is all one should eat, what I mean is to eat less of everything else than baseline, to some caloric deficit. This excludes the few people who are underweight for whatever reason, and those with certain diseases.
- ransom1538 5y ago"leafy greens and cruciferous vegetables" Aren't these covered in pesticides? If you are looking for reasons to not eat: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/31/health/nutrition/31agin.html https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/31/health/nutrition/31agin.h... https://www.kxan.com/news/simplehealth/dirty-dozen-which-fruits-vegetables-contain-the-most-pesticides/ https://www.kxan.com/news/simplehealth/dirty-dozen-which-fru...
- pawelmurias 5y agoIf you where in a constant state of caloric deficit you would constantly loose weight.
- JimTheMan 5y agoAt every calorie level above starvation, there is an equilibrium weight associated. (Metabolism (which drops with less weight) + Exercise - Intake) -> over time -> equilibrium weight. So assuming you pick a low calorie diet for now, eventually you'd maintain at a skinny weight.. and maybe live longer. Maybe.
- jshmrsn 5y agoDoesn’t this just introduce a different risk that you lose a nutrient your body needs to prevent/fight against various health problems?
- Gatsky 5y agoCan you give an example of such a nutrient? I think a reduced intake diet without excluding large categories of food is very unlikely to result in nutrient deficiency. We are surrounded by food that has very high nutritional value. A steak or a piece of salmon or contemporary vegetarian/vegan equivalents are all calorie and micronutrient parties. Most of human evolution took place with much more limited access to nutrition.
- ethbr0 5y agoMost of human evolution wasn't concerned with trying to live past your 40s. ;)
- heavyset_go 5y ago> The only foods which are ‘definitely safe’ are leafy greens and cruciferous vegetables If you have kidney disease, or are at risk for kidney stones, oxalates from excessive leafy greens can make either condition worse.
- Gatsky 5y agoThere is no universal advice, correct, hence my qualifying statement at the end.