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Gary Taubes is not a good source of information. Someone else posted this [1] review of another of his books. If you define "work" as losing weight, then sure

by zargon 3y ago

Gary Taubes is not a good source of information. Someone else posted this [1] review of another of his books. If you define "work" as losing weight, then sure any diet can indeed "work" if you're able to stick to it. But personally that wouldn't be my sole criteria, especially if I had had a cardiac event. I have never heard of LMK. I couldn't find any actual description of what that means except for a graphic at the bottom at lmkhealth.com, which needs clarification. Why are you wanting to follow LMK and not any of the usual WFPB doctors (Greger, Essylstyn, Campbell, McDougall, Ornish, Barnard, Fuhrman, etc.)? [1] https://thescienceofnutrition.wordpress.com/2014/04/05/good-calories-bad-calories-a-critical-review-chapter-1-the-eisenhower-paradox/ https://thescienceofnutrition.wordpress.com/2014/04/05/good-...

kshacker 3y ago
> Why are you wanting to follow LMK and not any of the usual WFPB doctors (Greger, Essylstyn, McDougall, Ornish, Fuhrman, etc.)? No reason. I was ready for a change to vegetarian lifestyle anyways and a friend independently added me to whatsapp group run by him. He follows all the names you mention anyways so it is all the same to me. And I am familiar with all of these names since I followed them for a while but then got confused by the alternatives. He has a few youtube videos which repeat what he says on whatsapp just that whatsapp morphs into local support groups on completing first 2 months. Not yet there. Although he is a vegan killjoy, reason to prefer him would be indianized recipes.
- zargon 3y ago
  If you know people who are already in his support groups that makes sense. What does he mean when his logo says "1% Fruits & Berries" and "1% Vegetables"?
  - kshacker 3y ago
    He says > Eat a minimum of 1% of your body weight in fruits (must include berries) and a minimum of 1% of your body weight in vegetables (half in green leafy vegetables) daily. But there is lot of nuance and adjustments available by juicing but that's the high level pitch
    - zargon 3y ago
      Ahhh, that is actually consistent to the rest of the diagram. I was so very confused because I couldn't figure out what that percentage could possibly be that made sense in context. Juicing isn't recommended much any more now that we understand the importance of fiber and fiber-bound nutrients. As long as it's greens and not fruits, and only offsets a part of the cruciferous veggie intake, it could still be a healthful part of a WFPB diet. I have heard some of the nutrition intervention type retreats do that, as their guests may need the extra boost.
      - kshacker 3y ago
        For my body weight, 4+ pounds of fruits and veggies is a lot to chew every single day. So I might juice the greens, and he suggests doing that too, because the alternative of slipping into some other food is a bigger problem. But juicing is recommended by him only for Greens. BTW when I was googling a few days back, I found this ... from 2 years back, and is the first few posts from his whatsapp group: https://groups.google.com/g/1982batch/c/vdjlMpTe84w https://groups.google.com/g/1982batch/c/vdjlMpTe84w

by zargon 3y ago

kshacker 3y ago

> Why are you wanting to follow LMK and not any of the usual WFPB doctors (Greger, Essylstyn, McDougall, Ornish, Fuhrman, etc.)? No reason. I was ready for a change to vegetarian lifestyle anyways and a friend independently added me to whatsapp group run by him. He follows all the names you mention anyways so it is all the same to me. And I am familiar with all of these names since I followed them for a while but then got confused by the alternatives. He has a few youtube videos which repeat what he says on whatsapp just that whatsapp morphs into local support groups on completing first 2 months. Not yet there. Although he is a vegan killjoy, reason to prefer him would be indianized recipes.

zargon 3y ago
If you know people who are already in his support groups that makes sense. What does he mean when his logo says "1% Fruits & Berries" and "1% Vegetables"?
- kshacker 3y ago
  He says > Eat a minimum of 1% of your body weight in fruits (must include berries) and a minimum of 1% of your body weight in vegetables (half in green leafy vegetables) daily. But there is lot of nuance and adjustments available by juicing but that's the high level pitch
  - zargon 3y ago
    Ahhh, that is actually consistent to the rest of the diagram. I was so very confused because I couldn't figure out what that percentage could possibly be that made sense in context. Juicing isn't recommended much any more now that we understand the importance of fiber and fiber-bound nutrients. As long as it's greens and not fruits, and only offsets a part of the cruciferous veggie intake, it could still be a healthful part of a WFPB diet. I have heard some of the nutrition intervention type retreats do that, as their guests may need the extra boost.
    - kshacker 3y ago
      For my body weight, 4+ pounds of fruits and veggies is a lot to chew every single day. So I might juice the greens, and he suggests doing that too, because the alternative of slipping into some other food is a bigger problem. But juicing is recommended by him only for Greens. BTW when I was googling a few days back, I found this ... from 2 years back, and is the first few posts from his whatsapp group: https://groups.google.com/g/1982batch/c/vdjlMpTe84w https://groups.google.com/g/1982batch/c/vdjlMpTe84w