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Old Wisdom On Daily Meal Frequency

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Re: Old Wisdom On Daily Meal Frequency

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Post by stephc_int13 »

easygenes wrote: post #6

This just reads as marketing prattle. Modern research [1][2] shows that our bodies will only prioritize loading up our muscles with carbs if we eat in the morning, as it is an energy-intense process which requires about 10% of the calories consumed and only really makes sense for our bodies to do if we eat at the start of a day. 1: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/eat-more-calories-in-the-morning-than-the-evening/ 2:…

I've had the habit of large/festive breakfast on Saturday and Sunday for more than ten years, and simpler cereal bowl with milk during the week.

I regularly experienced headache and mild hypoglycemia a few hours later, but it took me a very long time to connect the dots.

I also used to drink an unhealthy amount of sugar in various form, cola or so-called energy drink. Those are very effective to give a temporary boost.

At some point I tried something different, no breakfast, no soda and either a single large meal in the evening or a small meal mid-day and a medium one in the evening.

In my case there is absolutely no doubt this is much better, no more headache or sugar crash, I've seen changes in my body, mood, mental clarity and overall energy.

Digestion is a complex process, eating sugar can be extremely efficient as a booster as it can be used almost instantly, but it is very easy to eat too much and trigger the storage mechanism that has the exact inverse effect.

Re: Old Wisdom On Daily Meal Frequency

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Post by claytongulick »

nradov wrote: post #21

Much of the old "wisdom" now appears to be wrong based on recent research into protein metabolism. In order to optimize training adaptations and recovery, you need to space your protein intake out in multiple meals per day. This includes breakfast. https://peterattiamd.com/donlayman/

There's a ton of conflicting research in this space, and it's by no means a "settled" issue.

Other studies have shown increased testosterone and muscle growth in men from intermittent fasting.

Intuitively, though I think the IF approach makes more sense.

We evolved to be in a sort of consistent cycle of massively reduced calories with short periods of calorie and protein bursts (from a successful hunt).

The "eat all the time" thing is pretty new to us, historically speaking, and we're poorly adapted to it (see obesity rates).

I know a lot of bodybuilders (I'm a gym rat) who do the constant eating thing to help them get bigger, but those guys are also using various hormone hacks in conjunction with their training/diet, or they tend to have a pretty high body fat percentage.

Re: Old Wisdom On Daily Meal Frequency

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Post by throwaway4aday »

SapporoChris wrote: post #10

Does the article contradicts itself? "during the zenith period of Grecian and Roman civilization monogamy was not as firmly established as the rule that a health-loving man should content himself with one meal a day, and never eat till he had leisure to digest, i.e., not till the day’s work was wholly done." "Breakfast as we know it didn’t exist for large parts of history. The Romans didn’t really eat it, usually con…

Did no one bother to read the full article?

> In terms of “meal” in the quotes above, this was most likely referring to their larger “cooked” feast later in the day.

> To be fair, I wouldn’t personally say they ate “one meal” as it really doesn’t fully describe their full daily eating habits (as you will see below in another quote).

> It was more like 2 meals. The later meal being the main and larger one, but they most likely also had an earlier smaller “meal” at some point of bread, fruit (like fig), cheese, olives or local grains mashed up into a porridge.

Re: Old Wisdom On Daily Meal Frequency

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Post by [deleted] »

thunderbong wrote: post #9

I found this interesting - How many people today use a meal as a reward for a hard day’s work? How many use it as a “festival” to enjoy with friends and/or family? How many take the time after the meal to relax and let the body digest what they have eaten?

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Re: Old Wisdom On Daily Meal Frequency

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Post by rrgok »

SketchySeaBeast wrote: post #16
VoodooJuJu wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

if (age of the piece of wisdom / human lifespan) > 2 AND the wisdom or some semblance of it is still expressed or practiced to this day then it's probably not bullshit. The probability of a piece of wisdom not being bullshit increases for every additional generation it survives through.

Or it's just very well ingrained bullshit - the idea that the stars you were born under define your personality and fate is as old as time and still practiced today.

I don't know about the stars defining your personality and fate in absolute terms, but I also cannot dismiss altogether. To prove my point, circadian rhythm is mostly in synch with day/night rhythm.

Are there any proof to dismiss that other planets don't have any kind of effect on human psyche and body?

Let me explain, maybe the period of effect of other planets is not measured in hours, but years or decades. Hell, look at seasons, in someway it depends on the position of the earth relative to the sun. Some people have seasonal affective disorder. Moreover, look at the Moon, which is roughly in synch with menstrual cycle of women. The solar cycle defines your age, as you age your behaviour changes.

This are some small example.

It baffles me, how many people in tech dismiss astrology even though there are no proof to acknowledge or deny their effect on human psyche and body.

Re: Old Wisdom On Daily Meal Frequency

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Post by throwaway4aday »

vuln wrote: post #26
thunderbong wrote: post #9

I found this interesting - How many people today use a meal as a reward for a hard day’s work? How many use it as a “festival” to enjoy with friends and/or family? How many take the time after the meal to relax and let the body digest what they have eaten?

Just like alcohol. Anything in excess is poison.

Unfortunately alcohol is a poison in any amount.
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