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Re: Eat Real Food

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parl_match wrote: post #241
woodruffw wrote: post #236

Of note: the US's per capita consumption of meat has increased by more than 100 pounds over the last century[1]. We now consume an immense amount of meat per person in this country. That increase is disproportionately in poultry, but we also consume more beef[2]. A demand for the average American to eat more meat would have to explain, as a baseline, why our already positive trend in meat consumption isn't yielding p…

I'm a weightlifter and as part of my training, I eat pretty close to about a pound of meat a day during bulk, usually about 12-14oz. This is because I need to eat about 200g of protein a day. I supplement it with protein shakes. I find that to be a challenging amount of meat. It's a lot! And to find out that's average ??? Americans eat way too much meat. Cheese, too.

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Re: Eat Real Food

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Post by watwut »

woodruffw wrote: post #236

Of note: the US's per capita consumption of meat has increased by more than 100 pounds over the last century[1]. We now consume an immense amount of meat per person in this country. That increase is disproportionately in poultry, but we also consume more beef[2]. A demand for the average American to eat more meat would have to explain, as a baseline, why our already positive trend in meat consumption isn't yielding p…

USA is actually healthier then in 1909. Life expectancy was going up the whole time. A whole bunch of malnutritiom related issues and diseases just disappeared.

You need to go to much more recent times to get worsening results/predictions.

Re: Eat Real Food

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Post by brianf0 »

NelsonMinar wrote: post #270
zeroonetwothree wrote: post #191

For all the lunacy of RFK this somehow is actually a really good set of guidelines? Certainly better than the previous version. I didn't expect that to be honest.

A stopped clock is right twice a day. These recommendations come from a corrupted source and therefore have no value.

This... is so silly.

Re: Eat Real Food

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Post by DefineOutside »

ahoka wrote: post #136

This was literally a South Park episode.

The pyramid being upside down with grain on the bottom and fats and oils being on top is directly from south park.

The only difference is that meat, fat, dairy, fruits and vegetables are grouped together with this new pyramid with grains on the bottom. while south park puts fats -> meat and dairy -> fruits and vegetables -> grains as the order.

Re: Eat Real Food

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Post by notaustinpowers »

tomcam wrote: post #194
zeroonetwothree wrote: post #191

For all the lunacy of RFK this somehow is actually a really good set of guidelines? Certainly better than the previous version. I didn't expect that to be honest.

What lunacy?

He believes germ theory is a creation of Big Pharma to push "patented pills, powders, pricks, potions, and poisons and the powerful professions of virology and vaccinology"

He believes in the miasma theory and just maintaining a healthy immune is enough to keep you from getting sick.

Just read his book, "The Real Anthony Fauci" and you'll realize that this man shouldn't be trusted to run a kindergarten nurses office.

Re: Eat Real Food

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Post by HoJojoMojo »

weslleyskah wrote: post #265
jdlshore wrote: post #239

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It says 1.2-1.6 grams of protein and healthy fats per kilogram of body weight, from animal and plant sources (including milk). Is that really advocating for more meat?

This can be an outrageous amount for a normal individual. These proportions are used for bodybuilders and powerlifters. And even then this rule is not perfect because of individual genetics, metabolism rates, activity level, percentage of lean mass, etc. Americans (US citizens) really do eat a lot. What the hell

These numbers are actually "disappearance" they include an immense amount of food waste as well so the average American is probably almost half a body builder and leaving food on their plate at a restaurant while more of it is going bad at home and in their grocery.

Re: Eat Real Food

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Post by jzkdroid »

jostmey wrote: post #2

Makes sense to me! And poor diet is probably one of the biggest problems in the United States

Are we going to subsidize a broad array fruits/vegetables instead of corn to the point they become cheaper than processed foods? If not I think many americans will ignore this pyramid and do as they currently do.

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Post by rcpt »

galoisscobi wrote: post #9

Ironic that a steak is one of the three things showing up on the landing page. Is that the beef lobby money coming in? I enjoy an occasional steak but if the goal is to improve diet of masses, it’s not the food I’d put at the center.

Obviously the beef lobby is involved. They are masters of public opinion and extremely good at what they do.

Re: Eat Real Food

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Post by 0xWTF »

woodruffw wrote: post #236

Of note: the US's per capita consumption of meat has increased by more than 100 pounds over the last century[1]. We now consume an immense amount of meat per person in this country. That increase is disproportionately in poultry, but we also consume more beef[2]. A demand for the average American to eat more meat would have to explain, as a baseline, why our already positive trend in meat consumption isn't yielding p…

"a chicken in every pot" is a political slogan that has been in active use from 17th century France to at least Herbert Hoover.
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