Watch the Fed Up documentary, how sugar is more addictive than cocaine in mice, how 80% of food products in US supermarkets have added sugar. Its nearly impossible trying to train yourself to moderate your sugar, its better to avoid it altogether as your body sugar level (GI) spikes causes withdrawal later. Our body does not need any refined sugar. Fruits are ok, avoid fruit juices as they often either have added or sugar or miss the fibre which helps your body slow down digestion.
Training the Brain to Eat Less Sugar
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#62>Think: Lumosity for your diet.
I am surprised that an educational institution is comparing their new program to a company who deceived consumers on scientific claims.
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#63Earlier quoted context omitted.
> it would be quite the nutritional revolution if it was somehow made bioavailable for humans Cows do a pretty good job of this [edit - for us]. Its kind of funny to say that because Elephants can get all their protein from grass so can humans (unaided by outsourcing to cow) because there are differences in physiology and lifestyle that are more than significant.
The elephant thing was an example. Humans too can get whatever they need from plant sources. The day humans start eating raw fresh or rotten meat and find enjoyment in that is the day I will accept that humans are meant to eat other animals. Also, if you are downvoting me thinking that I am some vegan activist, you are wrong. I am from Asia where relying on fruits and vegetables is or at least was till a few decades…
The day humans start eating raw fresh or rotten meat and find enjoyment in that is the day I will accept that humans are meant to eat other animals.
There are people who advocate, and claim to enjoy, both those things.
This guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxvszzgYRjU who claimed he learned it from a tribe.
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#64For the first 3.5 months of this year I was completely off artificial sugar. That meant fruit was ok, but any kind of dessert wasn't. It was hard initially but after a couple of weeks it was easy. I didn't feel the craving to eat dessert like I always did. I also felt much better and more productive now that my insulin levels were more stable than before. On my previous diet I had regular sugar highs and lows (which of course meant more sugar), and it was great to be rid of that.
If anyone wants to try this and finds it too difficult initially, please stick to it for at least two weeks! It gets easier!
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#65Watch the Fed Up documentary, how sugar is more addictive than cocaine in mice, how 80% of food products in US supermarkets have added sugar. Its nearly impossible trying to train yourself to moderate your sugar, its better to avoid it altogether as your body sugar level (GI) spikes causes withdrawal later. Our body does not need any refined sugar. Fruits are ok, avoid fruit juices as they often either have added or…
"how 80% of food products in US supermarkets have added sugar."
The other 20% have added artificial sweeteners that taste awful. (edited to note I hate the taste and idea of products that are heavily marketed as "no added sugar" that are dosed with megatons of suralose or similar)
You pretty much HAVE to go homemade paleo style food. Luckily that kind of food can be delicious and easy to make and cheap... A big salad with a modest side of meat, a stir fry made with a bag of frozen veggies and chopped meat, classic meat and veggies, meat and spices in a slow cooker, etc.
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#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
> it would be quite the nutritional revolution if it was somehow made bioavailable for humans Cows do a pretty good job of this [edit - for us]. Its kind of funny to say that because Elephants can get all their protein from grass so can humans (unaided by outsourcing to cow) because there are differences in physiology and lifestyle that are more than significant.
For humans, as in, (more) directly for humans, without the (inefficient and cruel) cows step.
Inneficient and cruel is as a result of the implementation. The technology itself is perfectly fine.
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#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
> it would be quite the nutritional revolution if it was somehow made bioavailable for humans Cows do a pretty good job of this [edit - for us]. Its kind of funny to say that because Elephants can get all their protein from grass so can humans (unaided by outsourcing to cow) because there are differences in physiology and lifestyle that are more than significant.
The elephant thing was an example. Humans too can get whatever they need from plant sources. The day humans start eating raw fresh or rotten meat and find enjoyment in that is the day I will accept that humans are meant to eat other animals. Also, if you are downvoting me thinking that I am some vegan activist, you are wrong. I am from Asia where relying on fruits and vegetables is or at least was till a few decades…
It is easier than you think. First, raw and/or dried meat has been in human diets longer than recorded history, so you have to count those. Also, many carnivores won't eat rotten meat. Next, look at the digestive tracks of pure carnivores and pure herbivores. One is crazy short and the other crazy long. Humans? Right in the middle. Vitamin B12 - absolutely zero natural non-animal sources and B12 anemia can be lethal. Fruit is good, vegetables probably better. Meat in moderation is probably very healthy.
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#69From the actual study: "8-week weight losses for ICT were 3.1% vs. 2.2% for sham. A marginally significant effect was observed for gamification to reduce the impact of ICT." This seems like a small effect for eight weeks of work. And gamification backfiring makes me worry this is all noise.
Avoiding Sugar intake is not just about weight loss though. It’s also about controlling immediate glucose spikes. Which of course could be correlated with weight
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#70Earlier quoted context omitted.
> it would be quite the nutritional revolution if it was somehow made bioavailable for humans Cows do a pretty good job of this [edit - for us]. Its kind of funny to say that because Elephants can get all their protein from grass so can humans (unaided by outsourcing to cow) because there are differences in physiology and lifestyle that are more than significant.
The elephant thing was an example. Humans too can get whatever they need from plant sources. The day humans start eating raw fresh or rotten meat and find enjoyment in that is the day I will accept that humans are meant to eat other animals. Also, if you are downvoting me thinking that I am some vegan activist, you are wrong. I am from Asia where relying on fruits and vegetables is or at least was till a few decades…
> Humans too can get whatever they need from plant sources.
Maybe. But to suggest that we could all get along fine by just eating grass all day is ridiculous.