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People say that, but when the Academy of nutritionist and dietetics and various government agencies says it is possible to live a healthy life on a plant based

by bjoli 3y ago

People say that, but when the Academy of nutritionist and dietetics and various government agencies says it is possible to live a healthy life on a plant based diet you know it is baloney. It consists mostly of the things people have been telling us to eat for ages. Whole grains. Legumes. Leafy greens. Vegetables. Some vegetable oil like rapeseed or olive oil. Supplement with b12 and drink fortified milk alternatives you will be just fine. If you are a woman and have problems with iron absorbation you should probably take an iron supplement as well. Online it seems to be a controversy, but among people who actually study nutrition there is pretty broad agreement that a vegan diet can be fine.

lambdaba 3y ago
"ages" = a few decades tops "you know it is baloney" -> I do not "but when the Academy of nutritionist and dietetics and various government agencies says" LOL I will refrain from commenting on such topics in the future, the ideological grip on some is hopeless for the time being.
- bjoli 3y ago
  The first recommendations published in Sweden were published in the 60s. They have changed very little on a macro level. Before that people are traditional food, which usually was quite healthy if you had at least some economic means (otherwise it was a lot of rye, fish and potatoes in Sweden). With the economic growth after the war people started deviating from healthy dietary patterns, which is why nutrition recommendations start popping up from the late 50s. Who are we supposed to trust with nutrition if not the people that actually work with understanding the science? I do know that the USDA have quite a lot of industry influence, but that is not the case everywhere. Most dietary recommendations look like the Mediterranean diet, which we know have very good health outcomes, with local adaptions. For a good reason.

by bjoli 3y ago

lambdaba 3y ago

"ages" = a few decades tops "you know it is baloney" -> I do not "but when the Academy of nutritionist and dietetics and various government agencies says" LOL I will refrain from commenting on such topics in the future, the ideological grip on some is hopeless for the time being.

bjoli 3y ago
The first recommendations published in Sweden were published in the 60s. They have changed very little on a macro level. Before that people are traditional food, which usually was quite healthy if you had at least some economic means (otherwise it was a lot of rye, fish and potatoes in Sweden). With the economic growth after the war people started deviating from healthy dietary patterns, which is why nutrition recommendations start popping up from the late 50s. Who are we supposed to trust with nutrition if not the people that actually work with understanding the science? I do know that the USDA have quite a lot of industry influence, but that is not the case everywhere. Most dietary recommendations look like the Mediterranean diet, which we know have very good health outcomes, with local adaptions. For a good reason.