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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 a

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
  Most nutritional science is basically junk. Mostly observational studies with multiple uncontrolled confounding factors, especially the healthy subject effect. A better approach is to conduct your own informal n=1 experiments. Try different diets or eliminating certain foods. Keep records of your athletic performance and of how you feel to find what works best for you.

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
Most nutritional science is basically junk. Mostly observational studies with multiple uncontrolled confounding factors, especially the healthy subject effect. A better approach is to conduct your own informal n=1 experiments. Try different diets or eliminating certain foods. Keep records of your athletic performance and of how you feel to find what works best for you.