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No, "ignore everything and do whatever you like" is terrible and dangerous advice.

oifjsidjf 4y ago
OP's point was that different people require different extreme diets (at least temporaril) to heal themselves. This is not dangerous advice: this is exprimentaion, beacuse modern medicine has obviously failed them.
- derbOac 4y ago
  It's also consistent with personalized nutrition studies: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-019-0256-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-019-0256-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-019-0256-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-019-0256-8
- diffeomorphism 4y ago
  Nope, it wasn't.
bruce511 4y ago
You are right, that would be terrible advice. On the other hand that's not what he posted (although you can certainly read it that way if you want to.) I read it more as "there's no one true diet" which seems to gel with my personal observation. The best exercise is any exercise you actually do - the best diet for you is one that is both healthy, and that you can adapt to. Small adjustments are more likely to "stick", and doing something small can be beneficial. For example, I'm not going to entertain "go vegan". That's too big a jump. But cutting down on meat is achievable. I'm not going carb free overnight, but I can start to reduce sugar (no sugar in coffee for example), eat more nuts for snacks, and less chips, and so on. I can do a "carb free month", I can reduce portion sizes. Ultimately my balance will be different to the next person's.
xkbarkar 4y ago
I disagree. When it comes to your eating habits listen to your body and ignore well meant but oftesn outright dangerous comments like this. Especially from anyone that has a “miracle” cure just for you. I have never eaten breakfast, always hated eating before lunch. Having had this exact comment thrown in my face for 30 years. Turns out ignoring everything and doing whatever fit me was not only healthy but has strong scientific basis. Aka intermittent fasting. Do not give bad advice or scold people for listening to their bodies and follow what works for them.
- eldenwrong 4y ago
  Americans have been "listening" to their bodies for the past decades. Has it worked out for them? This is terrible advice sir
  - dgfitz 4y ago
    <Looks around> Surely you don’t mean that. You just stereotyped ~350M people, some of them are obese, and some of them world class athletes, and everywhere in between. What a thoughtless, low-effort comment to make.
    - hackerfromthefu 4y ago
      "According to statistics, over 70% of Americans adults are either overweight or obese. " https://www.livin3.com/obesity-statistics https://www.livin3.com/obesity-statistics https://www.tuwamari.com/blog/how-america-became-the-most-obese-country-in-the-world/ https://www.tuwamari.com/blog/how-america-became-the-most-ob...
- goodpoint 4y ago
  No, this is a false dichotomy: "listen to your body" VS "follow fad diets from random strangers". Both options are dangerous. There's a third option: actual nutritional science.
  - nradov 4y ago

OP's point was that different people require different extreme diets (at least temporaril) to heal themselves. This is not dangerous advice: this is exprimentaion, beacuse modern medicine has obviously failed them.

derbOac 4y ago
It's also consistent with personalized nutrition studies: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-019-0256-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-019-0256-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-019-0256-8 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-019-0256-8
diffeomorphism 4y ago
Nope, it wasn't.

bruce511 4y ago

You are right, that would be terrible advice. On the other hand that's not what he posted (although you can certainly read it that way if you want to.) I read it more as "there's no one true diet" which seems to gel with my personal observation. The best exercise is any exercise you actually do - the best diet for you is one that is both healthy, and that you can adapt to. Small adjustments are more likely to "stick", and doing something small can be beneficial. For example, I'm not going to entertain "go vegan". That's too big a jump. But cutting down on meat is achievable. I'm not going carb free overnight, but I can start to reduce sugar (no sugar in coffee for example), eat more nuts for snacks, and less chips, and so on. I can do a "carb free month", I can reduce portion sizes. Ultimately my balance will be different to the next person's.

xkbarkar 4y ago

I disagree. When it comes to your eating habits listen to your body and ignore well meant but oftesn outright dangerous comments like this. Especially from anyone that has a “miracle” cure just for you. I have never eaten breakfast, always hated eating before lunch. Having had this exact comment thrown in my face for 30 years. Turns out ignoring everything and doing whatever fit me was not only healthy but has strong scientific basis. Aka intermittent fasting. Do not give bad advice or scold people for listening to their bodies and follow what works for them.

eldenwrong 4y ago
Americans have been "listening" to their bodies for the past decades. Has it worked out for them? This is terrible advice sir
- dgfitz 4y ago
  <Looks around> Surely you don’t mean that. You just stereotyped ~350M people, some of them are obese, and some of them world class athletes, and everywhere in between. What a thoughtless, low-effort comment to make.
  - hackerfromthefu 4y ago
    "According to statistics, over 70% of Americans adults are either overweight or obese. " https://www.livin3.com/obesity-statistics https://www.livin3.com/obesity-statistics https://www.tuwamari.com/blog/how-america-became-the-most-obese-country-in-the-world/ https://www.tuwamari.com/blog/how-america-became-the-most-ob...
goodpoint 4y ago
No, this is a false dichotomy: "listen to your body" VS "follow fad diets from random strangers". Both options are dangerous. There's a third option: actual nutritional science.
- nradov 4y ago