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Arguable. According most low-carb diets, eating meat is good for you and it's carbs that screw you over.

by swombat 13y ago

ihsw 13y ago
Low-carb diets advocate replacing carbs with fat in addition to protein, and there are many non-meat sources of fat and protein. And the premise of the diet is supported by sound scientific research rather than simply hearsay (as your comment implies).
geoka9 13y ago
> According most low-carb diets, eating meat is good for you Those diets may be good for losing weight, but are they good for a healthy person?
- speeder 13y ago
  After figuring low-carb on my own (I never had heard of it before), and making my nutrition person (forgot the name in english for that profession) cringe, it worked wonder. First, I started to lose 1kg a week, until I was in a healthy weight (when the weight stabilized instead, without much adjustments to diet), and my choleterol that I was fighting for years, dropped to healthy levels in 4 months, also several other broken blood levels got fixed. Also my sleep got better, and for the first time in my life going to the gym made a difference (before that, I could go to the gym all I wanted, and I would never get stronger, and I was very weak, sedentary 14 year old girls could lift more weight than me in the upper body). But that is just a anecdote, it happened to me, I did no research to see WHY it happened, it just did, and now I stick with that diet.
  - cperciva 13y ago
    nutrition person (forgot the name in english for that profession) Either "nutritionist" or "dietitian".
- ihsw 13y ago
  There is a very wide range of low-carb sources of food that are well-rounded and excellent -- avocados, tomatoes, almonds/almond milk, spinach, cheeses, high-fat yoghurt, tofu, blueberries, raspberries. And obviously many meats. This is a thorough list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0Ah8MbmZepQxWdGo4bnB2QmxxMUlmTzZUTXYzMURRLWc&toomany=true#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0Ah8MbmZepQxWdGo4... Initially, it's definitely challenging, and switching to a wholly low-carb diet is not without an unpleasant transition period.

Arguable. According most low-carb diets, eating meat is good for you and it's carbs that screw you over.

by swombat 13y ago

Arguable. According most low-carb diets, eating meat is good for you and it's carbs that screw you over.

ihsw 13y ago

Low-carb diets advocate replacing carbs with fat in addition to protein, and there are many non-meat sources of fat and protein. And the premise of the diet is supported by sound scientific research rather than simply hearsay (as your comment implies).

geoka9 13y ago

> According most low-carb diets, eating meat is good for you Those diets may be good for losing weight, but are they good for a healthy person?

speeder 13y ago
After figuring low-carb on my own (I never had heard of it before), and making my nutrition person (forgot the name in english for that profession) cringe, it worked wonder. First, I started to lose 1kg a week, until I was in a healthy weight (when the weight stabilized instead, without much adjustments to diet), and my choleterol that I was fighting for years, dropped to healthy levels in 4 months, also several other broken blood levels got fixed. Also my sleep got better, and for the first time in my life going to the gym made a difference (before that, I could go to the gym all I wanted, and I would never get stronger, and I was very weak, sedentary 14 year old girls could lift more weight than me in the upper body). But that is just a anecdote, it happened to me, I did no research to see WHY it happened, it just did, and now I stick with that diet.
- cperciva 13y ago
  nutrition person (forgot the name in english for that profession) Either "nutritionist" or "dietitian".
ihsw 13y ago
There is a very wide range of low-carb sources of food that are well-rounded and excellent -- avocados, tomatoes, almonds/almond milk, spinach, cheeses, high-fat yoghurt, tofu, blueberries, raspberries. And obviously many meats. This is a thorough list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0Ah8MbmZepQxWdGo4bnB2QmxxMUlmTzZUTXYzMURRLWc&toomany=true#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0Ah8MbmZepQxWdGo4... Initially, it's definitely challenging, and switching to a wholly low-carb diet is not without an unpleasant transition period.