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Ladies and Gentlemen,
It's not everyday an issue of Science contains articles about newly discovered "fresh" impact craters (Hiawatha) or fingers the source of the worst year to be alive (534 in case you're time traveling).
But the same issue has these open (no paywall) articles summarizing what we do know about eating and living long healthy lives.
Quick takeaways:
- The 1977 guidelines that we all grew up with were written by politicians, not scientists.
- Trans-fats are bad, no matter what.
- Intermittent fasting can help your brain, kidneys, chemotherapy effectiveness and recovery, AND encourage weight loss.
- Refined sugars and carbs are generally bad for you.
There's way more than any summary can contain. In fact, almost every section of these four meta-articles could be their own discussion topic.
Since I care for all of you, I want you all to be as healthy and live as long as you want. These articles contain the state of-the-art on how to do that through proper eating habits.
Optimizing the diet.
Dietary fat: From foe to friend?
A time to fast
The gut microbiota at the intersection of diet and human health
Swifter, higher, stronger: What’s on the menu?
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Friday November 30 2018, @02:51PM (3 children)
Though I've had a few failing days recently due to stress, I've been on 16/8 (or more) IF and a ketogenic regimen for a couple of months. It's gotten me down to 143 lb at 5'10" at last weigh-in. Supposedly this works better for men, and I've been reading some things about how maybe I should stop keto during Shark Week, but I can't argue with the results. The best part is simply not being hungry all the damn time; I can go about 24 hours now before getting weak and dizzy.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Friday November 30 2018, @03:40PM (2 children)
My brother does Paleo (mostly vegetables, some meat, fruit is dessert and a small amount of fat) and he as dropped weight well.
My family has sort of started eating with this guideline (more veggies) but our lifestyle sucks, so we're eating better but too sedate.
Wish we had longer summers here: swimming is about the only real exercise we get because our son LOVES swimming.
My favourite meal, though, is macaroni with spiced, salted tomatoes and Spam.... definitely NOT a healthy meal, lol, but Mmmmmmmm...
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 01 2018, @11:54AM
I am convinced that it's not Paleo that works for these people, it is being on a diet that works
(Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Sunday December 02 2018, @02:36AM
macaroni with spiced, salted tomatoes and Spam
Doesn't sound all that unhealthy to me as a meal. Could use some green vegetables, but not every single meal needs to be balanced.