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Hot take: Just eat a balanced meal, traditional meals are usually good, anything homemade in moderation, as long as it has veggies, protein, and some fresh vegg

Hot take: Just eat a balanced meal, traditional meals are usually good, anything homemade in moderation, as long as it has veggies, protein, and some fresh veggies rich in vitamins every now and then. Drink water, eat in moderation, and see a doctor if you have issues with it (there are plenty of issues which can cause a misbehaved appetite). And please, for the love of god, don't do any "only X" diets. Just eat balanced and go outside every now and then, and you'll be okay.

toyg 4y ago
> Just eat balanced and go outside every now and then Hot take: If it were that easy, obesity wouldn't exist. People are different, their metabolism works at different rates, they might have sensitivity to different foods, and not everyone has the chance or resources to solve the likely psychological issues related to the condition (either cause of, or caused by) - which are often the hardest ones. Diets can provide some direction, and are useful in a number of situations. You can't tell a prediabetic person to "just eat balanced", because that will not work - they need a precise diet to survive and possibly revert the condition.
pas 4y ago
the main claim of the authors is Lithium contamination causing obesity, their hypothesis is that sticking to potatoes can avoid that somehow
- anentropic 4y ago
  Do they discuss that elsewhere? I didn't see Lithium mentioned once in the linked article
  - s-lambert 4y ago
    The series of articles called A Chemical Hunger is where they discuss this and go over a variety of ideas around obesity, the series starts here and it's very long: https://slimemoldtimemold.com/2021/07/07/a-chemical-hunger-part-i-mysteries/ https://slimemoldtimemold.com/2021/07/07/a-chemical-hunger-p...
ravenstine 4y ago
What defines a "balanced" diet? Guess what; no one can agree on what a balanced diet actually is. It's quite literally one of the least scientific concepts ever invented. In fact, there's evidence to the contrary that eating a "balanced" diet that combines macronutrients really is not a good thing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2739696/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2739696/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randle_cycle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randle_cycle The potato diet likely works because fatty acids and glucose aren't competing to such an extent that cells stop accepting more energy, thereby causing the body to have to release more insulin. And because potatoes are very satiating.

toyg 4y ago

> Just eat balanced and go outside every now and then Hot take: If it were that easy, obesity wouldn't exist. People are different, their metabolism works at different rates, they might have sensitivity to different foods, and not everyone has the chance or resources to solve the likely psychological issues related to the condition (either cause of, or caused by) - which are often the hardest ones. Diets can provide some direction, and are useful in a number of situations. You can't tell a prediabetic person to "just eat balanced", because that will not work - they need a precise diet to survive and possibly revert the condition.

pas 4y ago

the main claim of the authors is Lithium contamination causing obesity, their hypothesis is that sticking to potatoes can avoid that somehow

anentropic 4y ago
Do they discuss that elsewhere? I didn't see Lithium mentioned once in the linked article
- s-lambert 4y ago
  The series of articles called A Chemical Hunger is where they discuss this and go over a variety of ideas around obesity, the series starts here and it's very long: https://slimemoldtimemold.com/2021/07/07/a-chemical-hunger-part-i-mysteries/ https://slimemoldtimemold.com/2021/07/07/a-chemical-hunger-p...

ravenstine 4y ago

What defines a "balanced" diet? Guess what; no one can agree on what a balanced diet actually is. It's quite literally one of the least scientific concepts ever invented. In fact, there's evidence to the contrary that eating a "balanced" diet that combines macronutrients really is not a good thing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2739696/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2739696/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randle_cycle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randle_cycle The potato diet likely works because fatty acids and glucose aren't competing to such an extent that cells stop accepting more energy, thereby causing the body to have to release more insulin. And because potatoes are very satiating.