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by overgard 10mo ago
> Positively no one is saying to replace saturated fats with sugar. That has been kind of a consequence of that though. Low-fat foods tend to taste pretty bland, so sugar is added instead to improve flavor.
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by overgard 10mo ago
Is it really that exhausting though? I've been on a zero-carb diet for two months (other than thanksgiving or christmas), and it really hasn't been hard at all. If I eat at a restaurant there's some things I can't avoid
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by overgard 10mo ago
I think common sense here can be a guide though. You don't need sugar at all, excluding high levels of anaerobic exercise. Your liver can produce the glucose your body actually needs from other sources (gluconeogenesis) and a lot of yo
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by overgard 10mo ago
I mean, what you want to put in your body is up to you, but an industrial byproduct that involves a lot of chemistry seems like something I'm not a fan of. Also if you go past the history a bit: "The FDA released its final determi
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by overgard 10mo ago
Ancient grains are great! But frankly, you're probably not going to be finding Einkhorn grains in you're grocery store. It's not just the way whole grains are processed, it's also about the plants they grow from. Also, t
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by overgard 10mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_leverage_hypothesis Protein is actually pretty hard to overdo naturally. If you've ever tried to follow the high protein guidelines and you're a taller or broader shoulde
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by overgard 10mo ago
Starches are basically glucose. They have a massive insulin response -- often even worse than sugar (because you eat starches in a much higher volume since they don't usually taste sweet). It's very hard to overeat protein natural
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by overgard 10mo ago
I don't think veganism is a societal problem.. but I do think it's a personal problem. The vegans I've known that have done it for a long period have had all sorts of weird health issues that could be attributed to malnutriti
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by overgard 10mo ago
Well, true on the blood sugar response, but you can also lower the blood sugar response by not eating high-glycemic-index foods in the first place. Or, you could eat resistant starches if you really want a starch. So I don't necessaril
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by overgard 10mo ago
I agree on deranged when it comes to RFK, but this food advice is actually very scientifically aligned. You have to keep in mind there's an entire bureaucracy underneath the guy, he didn't write this all himself. There are probabl
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by overgard 10mo ago
I think it's generally fair to lump them together, because the types of fats you get in them are similar. The history of cotton seed oil is interesting. After reading that, I would challenge people to think if that's really someth
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by overgard 10mo ago
Unfortunately it's pay-walled so I can't read it, I can only react to the headline. But yes, of course with "do your own research" it's "not that simple", but any student of history should know that you sh
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by overgard 10mo ago
I still find it suspicious. "Moderate" protein sounds great, because "moderate" anything sounds great. The question is what "moderate" actually means. I think the people that encourage more protein are generall
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by overgard 10mo ago
I think you're worried too much about specific tribes and groups, and less about what information is good or bad. End of the day almost any source is going to tell you some things that are useful, some things that are useless, and some
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by overgard 10mo ago
Eggs are very healthy. There's a lot of nutrients that are hard to get from other sources that eggs have in abundance. And it makes sense in just a common-sense sort of way -- if you're a chicken you want to surround your offspr
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by overgard 10mo ago
So... people should eat more refined carbohydrates and sugar?
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by overgard 10mo ago
Yeah, I agree, I'm not really a calorie counter. (I tend to get irritated by the "a calorie is a calorie" folk because nutrient quality is the most important thing). It's occasionally worth paying attention to calories w
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by overgard 10mo ago
True, but, I think this is also an important lesson in considering the arguments not just a source. Nobody is ever 100% right or 100% wrong, and just leaning on arguments of authority is lazy thinking.
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by overgard 10mo ago
Honestly, you can find studies to prove just about anything when it comes to nutrition. Too much money involved. Sometimes you have to use common sense or try different diets to see how your body reacts. I find "high fiber" and &q
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by overgard 10mo ago
You want more inflammation? Inflammation is a real thing you can measure in the body, you know. (C Reactive Protein for instance). It's behind a lot of diseases. The reason WHY it's "always" inflammation is because the s
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by overgard 10mo ago
Yep. I switched to this sort of diet a few months back and there's been no downsides. I've gotten needed weight loss, more energy, better skin, and better mood. There was a temporary period where I had some GI issues from changing
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by overgard 10mo ago
High protein, nutrient dense. Definitely want to get grass-fed or pasture raised though. Shouldn't eat it all the time because it has a high calorie content, but steak isn't bad. They're probably showing a steak to indicate t
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by overgard 10mo ago
RFKjr is generally an idiot, but saturated fat = good, seed oil = bad is actually correct. For instance: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/seed-oils-are-they-actual... Saturated fats are good because they're more stab
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by overgard 10mo ago
I'm pleasantly surprised, this is actually really good. The reason I'm surprised is because of how corrupt the creation of the previous food pyramid was (the sugar industry likely paid to downplay the danger of sugar[1]) I find wh
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by overgard 10mo ago
Ugh, I'm so sick of these "I can use AI to solve an already solved problem, thus programmers aren't relevant." Note the solved problem part. This isn't convincing except to people that want a (bad) argument to depre
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by overgard 10mo ago
Funny to think how useful help files and manuals used to be! I learned QBasic mostly from the builtin help system, VBasic mostly from clicking around, and even DirectX from the help files and tutorials. Nowadays documentation is outsourced
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by overgard 10mo ago
Google is huge. Some of the things it does are great. Some of the things it does are terrible. I don't think working for them has to mean that you 100% agree with everything they do.
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by overgard 10mo ago
To be fair, air conditioning is considered to be a net positive by about 100% of the people that enjoy it; even if it's used in excess. Not to mention that in some climates and for some people with certain health conditions, air condit
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by overgard 10mo ago
Or, just wait it out: https://www.wheresyoured.at/premium-how-the-ai-bubble-bursts...
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by overgard 10mo ago
If you're going to work for a large corporation, there are always things they will do that you're not going to agree with. Philosophically, the only options are: leave to join a more focused company you can align with, or, stay bu

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