(Part 2) Best other diet books according to redditors

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We found 927 Reddit comments discussing the best other diet books. We ranked the 249 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.

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u/bob_mcbob · 39 pointsr/RagenChastain

OK, this was a fucking terrible interview. The host is into BBW and obviously totally enamoured. A lot of the interview had nothing to do with Ragen or her activism, and she mostly just parroted the usual sounding points from her blog. The most hilarious part is at the end where she claims she is intentionally not taking speaking engagements because she is training so hard for the IRONMAN.

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[4:05]

Host "GBev" introduces the show and special guest "Ragen Chinson".

[5:12]

Ragen has been "up to her usual shenanigans" speaking writing and blogging about size acceptance and HAES. 3rd annual Fat Activism Conference, IRONMAN training.

[8:55]

Host asks Ragen to "elaborate on the IRONMAN marathon". A few years ago Ragen did a marathon as part of a project to "do some athletic things outside of her comfort zone". She's always done sports and dance, but only things she was good at. If she wasn't immediately good, she just never did it again. She did a marathon and it was terrible, and wondered "what could I suck at more than this?". Ragen planned to be "done" in November but unfortunately she "just wasn't able to get fast enough" and has one more year of training. She will definitely be finishing and getting the medal in November 2017.

Hosts laughs at "get the medal" and wonders why she does it if she hates it. As we know, Ragen is doing it because she hates it. She is "pretty ready to be done with it".

[10:28]

Host directs people to www.dancewithfats.org, asks Ragen how she came up with her "life liberty and the pursuit of happiness" slogan. Ragen corrects him (danceswithfat.org) and explains the "good fatty/bad fatty dichotomy", the hoops fat people need to jump through in society, etc.

[11:58]

Host relates the story of a fat person who said they "didn't want to live in a fat body" and "disrespect their body" and would "rather be healthy". Host asks Ragen "as a larger person" if it's hard to lose weight.

Ragen explains this person has clearly got a bunch of concepts muddled together. You can "respect and love your body" at any size, "fat and healthy are not opposites", and all research shows only a very very small percentage are able to maintain weight loss. Most people lose in the short term then gain back more than they lost. The most surprising thing to Ragen on her "journey through the research" is that there has never been a single study showing weight loss improves health, because so few people maintain weight it is impossible to conduct a study. All obesity science is based on the premise that looking thin is healthier, despite the fact there are unhealthy thin people. In any case it is all a great big conspiracy by the diet industry. Losing weight to reduce social stigma is the same as giving a bully your lunch money to stop beating you up. "The problem isn't my body, the problem is people say negative things about my body".

[14:50]

Host asks Ragen about fat shaming. A lot of people on his Facebook BBW communities are "big women" and he is mad when people steal their photos. Fat people are the brunt of the joke in movies.

"That's really really not ok". Ragen has had her head Photoshopped on a whale, and people in "various internet hate troll communities" make joke pictures of fat people.

[17:10]

Host mentions a disrespectful Trump quote about "400 lb person sitting behind a computer". Ragen is triggered by Trump and explains he is anti-fat in addition to racist etc. Calling someone fat in that context is "bigotry". "The definition of bigotry is making judgements about people based on unrelated characteristics".

Marilyn Wann quote: "The only two things you can tell from somebody's body size is what their body size and what your personal prejudices are about people that size."

[19:25]

Host asks Ragen about her "health coaching" and experiences when she does her "speeches to universities". Apparently when normal people give talks they charge a fee for a single talk, but Ragen charges a flat fee for "as many things as they want". Ragen "often" speaks to university health care providers about how to provide non-sizeist compassionate care to fat people who want "evidence-based care". Sometimes Ragen talks to the athletic staff about how to create a size acceptance environment. Sometimes she teaches dance classes. She has been "lucky to get a lot of chances".

[21:06]

Host apparently attended one of Ragen's "classes" at the University of Oregon with his wife. He complains about how people in Oregon expect you to be healthy and order salads, asks Ragen how she approached the student body to "think outside the box" that it's "ok to be overweight and still be healthy".

Ragen tells him it's ok to be fat and unhealthy as well. Apparently she asks people to examine their stereotypes about fat people, including their internalized stereotypes. Health is not an obligation, nobody owes anyone health. Health is not guaranteed: marathoners drop dead of heart attacks. Health isn't within our control. Ragen talks about how oppressed fat people are and that the stress of weight stigma may explain the health problems of obesity, compares it to to the stress of race stigma.

[25:30]

Host asks Ragen about people who describe themselves as "thick in the waist and cute in the face". Apparently that is ok as long as you say "and" rather than "but". If you say you are fat but beautiful it is a problem.

Ragen sees beauty as a "skill set". If you look at someone and don't perceive beauty, there is something wrong with you, because everyone is beautiful. Fat people don't owe anyone a certain standard of beauty, just like trans people don't own anyone a certain presentation. We live in a society where the only way we can feel good about ourselves is by putting other people down. "This person has a self-esteem problem and they're trying to make it my problem, and I don't want their body image issue for Christmas, I want a Wii or whatever." [so hip and with it!]

[29:15]

"Do you think that we as a society dress or act or go to school for certain things to validate who we are as people?"

Yes, "huge corporations and industries make billions of dollars by making us believe we'll never be enough unless we're something other than we we are" [so close to sixty billion dollar weight loss industry] Ragen has a problem with "flattering" clothes. The stereotype of beauty is "very thin and very white" and heavily Photoshopped, "literally impossible to attain".

Host talks about MLK's activism in 1953, compares it to Ragen's ideas of making a "paradigm shift to the establishment".

[33:20]

Host asks Ragen about Fat: The Owner's Manual, her ridiculously poorly-edited ebook she self-published in 2012. She apparently wrote it to tell people they have "options" like not hating their fat bodies, "pursue health without pursing weight loss", etc. There is "good research" that attempting to lose weight with fitness is worthless. People read blogs like Ragen's and have "a-ha moments" but lose them because they are bombarded with anti-fat material elsewhere, so they need a manual to cement the ideas.

[37:12]

Ragen uses humour to deal with negative stuff in her life. It's super important to be able to laugh, and the internet has been really amazing for that. She went to school in Texas in the 90s as a queer woman, and it wasn't easy to find a queer community in Texas, but the internet helped. The fat community is amazing in terms of bloggers and BBW communities.

Host is shocked to discover "queer" is an acceptable term. Ragen explains she is reclaiming the term and prefers to LGBTQ+ because of inclusivity, like she uses "fat". Host compares it to his use of the n-word. He "believes in god and Sodom and Gomorra" but his job as a Christian isn't to judge people for what they do in the bedroom. Goes off on a tangent about religion and homophobia with awkward interjections by Ragen for a while.

[44:57]

"Why is ok that a gay male that is an intellectual can get farther and more attention than a woman like yourself?" [maybe because he graduated from college?]

"Oppression happens intersectionally". A white guy who's gay may be listened to more than a black gay man, or a woman or a queer trans man. People with multiple marginalized identities are oppressed individually for each identity and at the intersection of them.

[46:20]

Host likes Orange is the New Black because of diversity and female cast. More about homosexuality, fat actresses on the show. Ragen initially loved OITNB, but wishes there were a diverse show not set in a prison. Also the writing staff are apparently all white and huge racists.

[48:45]

Host applauds people like Ragen who are "making a difference", because people are "listening to the movement". Everyone is created equal and equal under the laws, but "should fat people have their own laws, should they be protected classes?"

Ragen talks about "fat as a protected class" with the example of Jill Andrews who does the Body Positive Awards in Canada who is petitioning the government of Manitoba to make weight a protected class. Ragen starts comparing fat oppression to the legalization of gay marriage. "It's not just about Reddit trolls emailing us and saying 'fatties gonna fat'" or shame, bullying, and oppression. Fat people face systemic oppression. Trump just appointed a known fat shamer to a major committee position. Fat people don't receive equal medical treatment or "transportation".

u/Joshua_Naterman · 19 pointsr/bodyweightfitness

My current list of advice and resources that I routinely recommend to people is the following:

PERSONAL ADVICE:

  1. Learn how to be comfortable with discomfort and failure. Teach yourself that failure does not define your character or your worth, it simply shows you where you have an opportunity to gain knowledge and excel.

    Every journey that ends in lasting success is uncomfortable. Growth is uncomfortable, because it involves learning to say "I'm wrong; I'm sorry, that was inappropriate; My ego got the better of me; etc."

  2. Develop an internal belief system that is NOT based on what people think of you. Look for ways to prove yourself and your beliefs wrong, and do it as often as possible. This requires considerable progress in step 1, which is why this is step 2, but this is where you really become good at what you do.

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    Material/Informational Resources

    These are intended to be completed IN SEQUENCE, not simultaneously. If you want a career in fitness or health-related fields you need to understand that you are stepping into a saturated market where all kinds of people are trying to make a name for yourself... and most of them are just trying to make money. They aren't trying to be good, they're trying to build a following, and they get lost in the crowd. Every now and then a particularly charismatic individual makes it, and they soon become known to the educated world as the next charlatan, a cheat and a dangerous influence who spreads misinformation and is either out of touch with reality or is literally ok with knowingly misleading their followers. If you want that reputation, there's your roadmap.

    If you want to be GOOD, follow my above personal development steps and use the following resources to build your knowledge base. As it builds, you will be able to understand and accomplish things that only other people with the same knowledge can do... this quickly leads to becoming known for being really good, and with proper marketing and business planning that leads to financial success as well. As soon as you stop pushing forward, you WILL start sliding back. Continue to love learning :)


    It is OK to read quality books about programming and all that, like anything from Mike Boyle, Starting Strength, Bigger Stronger Faster, whatever, once you're done with resource 1. You will continually understand more, and be able to accomplish more, as you work through this list. It will take several years to do this successfully.

  3. ANY introductory Exercise Physiology and Sports Nutrition textbooks (one of each) published within the last 3 years of the date of purchase. Everything has online quizzes and all that now... and all the McGraw-Hill stuff has excellent online content with animations that make learning much easier. I'd also go ahead and invest in Acland Anatomy..

  4. The latest edition of Liebers "Skeletal Muscle Structure, Function, and Plasticity." You will struggle with this book if you have not properly learned your basics from resources in step #1. Upon successful completion you should now be ok for reading the NSCA study guide for the CSCS exam. Feel free to reference previous resources any time you need them, do NOT rely upon memory. You should go sit for the exam. Yes, you need to have a degree from an accredited institution, but it can be in psychology, marketing, art history, or whatever else you want. Your undergrad time should be spent learning what you're interested in, and there may be more than this. If your 4 year degree is not in exercise science or physical therapy, I strongly recommend bolstering your resume with a Master's program in exercise science, physical therapy, or athletic training (a lot like PT, but more in-the-moment and at-the-scene immediate treatment and team sport rehab). That requires taking the GRE, and it requires you to have a decent GPA... you have to earn your way into Graduate School.

  5. Advanced Sports Nutrition (latest edition, currently 2nd) by Dr. Dan Benardot and Alan Aragon's book

    Aragon's book relates to your general population, and Benardot's book is more for fine-tuning knowledge related to professional athletic performance. You need them both. Read Benardot's book first, it isn't that complicated and it will let you understand pretty much everything you'll ever need to know for a knowledge base.

    Read Aragon's book AFTER Benardot's. Why? Well, Benardot sets you up for success by reinforcing your understanding of why things are what they are due to how human biochemistry and energy metabolism works. It is very practical, and is easily used with everyday people too. Aragon will then set you up for success with your widest array of clients by clueing you in on exactly what is relevant for the fitness enthusiast, what the research actually says on controversial topics, and does so from a scientific standpoint... he believes what he believes because that's what the body of knowledge shows to be true, and the strength of each believe/assertion is directly proportional to the strenth of the evidence he bases his statements on.

  6. NOW, go buy Eric Helms' Strength and Nutrition Pyramids. Read the Strength one first, then the Nutrition one. By now it should all make sense. This will mostly be a review on the basic science side, but it will march you right into an excellent scientific AND practical understanding of proper programming.

    BONUS: If you REALLY want to be known for excellence, read every one of the references as you go through the book. You WILL need an exercise-science specific research design book to guide your interpretation, but this WILL set you apart. Examine the study size, figure out the statistical power, look at demographics of study groups (and the absence of such information), look at effect size and not just P values (and the absence of reported effect size, you'll need to interpret that from the available data in the study if there's enough), and write your own results and conclusion bullet points BEFORE reading those sections in each study. Go back and study why you were wrong when there is a discrepancy, and occasionally you'll find that you're actually more on point than the authors. Bookmark those studies and revisit them in a year, see if you still agree with that assessment.

    You can, and should, also do this with Lieber, but there's a lot of crossover because quality resources use quality references, and there's a lot more bad research than good research... you'll be seeing a fair bit of familiar stuff and familiar authors.

  7. At this point you are probably ready for Brad Schoenfeld's "Science and Development of Muscle Hypertrophy." This book is dense. You may feel lost, and if you do then you need to get a proper Anatomy and Physiology textbook and work your way through that too.

    I want to be clear: You WILL NOT BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS BOOK SAYS UNTIL YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY LEARNED THE INFORMATION THE STEP 1 & 2 RESOURCES CONTAIN!!! As stated, you may also need to go through an A&P text.


  8. This is kind of a branch point. You'll end up leaning more towards rehabilitation work or performance work. I'll tell you a secret: There are a lot more rehab clients than performance clients, and it takes a LOOOONG time and considerable personal sacrifice to work and network your way into a well-paying performance coaching career. That said, if you love it then do it.

    If you're leaning towards rehab, that's a whooooole different list of resources, and you'll probably want to invest in Acland Anatomy if you haven't already (but you should really master all of this first. It will get you to a point where you won't have to work nearly as hard as your peers to reach that next level in terms of knowledge. You'll want to read Pain Free (now noticing that while his general observation points and approach are excellent he also has a lot of seriously bogus statements as well) to set a basic mindset for non-traumatic dysfunction. You'll want to read Janda, and then a neurophysiology text. AFTER that you should read Anatomy Trains, Kit Laughlin's latest edition of Neck and Back Pain, the Kinesio Taping Guide, Therapeutic Taping for Musculoskeletal Conditions, and then Sahrmann's "movement system impairment syndromes" books (there are 2, and they are incredibly dense... you MUST have completed my first list and this list up to this point to really be able to use this book to the fullest, and it will be hard to understand what the hell she is saying regardless unless you're really well-read which is why I say what I say in this guide)

    Performance training is something else again, and the books there also require my first 4 steps to be completed successfully in order to really use and understand them. Even then, you'll be reading a LOT of studies, so be sure you get that research design textbook! You'll need to read quality books about periodization and the science of performance programming, and you'll need to subscribe to the NSCA's Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research forever.

    There isn't enough space for the performance list, or even a proper explanation of recommendation set for the rehab branch's list, but this'll get you guys and gals started right!
u/bluebuckeye · 15 pointsr/IWantToLearn

As someone who has lost 50 lbs, I have to say that motivation and willpower aren't enough. You do need them, but you need tools in place that will help you along when your motivation and willpower fail. And trust me, they will. You have to have tools in place that will make easier to stick to your diet and exercise plan than it will be to go off of it. So, being extremely long winded, here is what I suggest.

  • First, realize that weight is not the only, nor is it the best, indicator of health. You may not lose 35 pounds, but if you go down 3 pant sizes and lower your cholesterol, while increasing strength then you're better off for it. Before you start, weigh yourself, note your size in tops, pants, shoes as well as measurements at your waist, hips, bust, neck, upper arms and thighs. Take a "before" picture to look at when you're discouraged that the changes are happening too slowly. I'd also suggest seeing a doctor and getting a biometric screening to make sure you are well enough to exercise. Plus it'll give you a good baseline to measure against once you've lost the weight.

  • Pick a "diet plan" that works for you. Keto, paleo, low-carb, low-cal, Weight Watchers, whatever. You are more likely to keep the weight off if you pick a diet plan that you can live with forever, which is why Weight Watchers has a much higher success rate than many other diets because their members don't have any foods that are off limits. I don't really like plans that tell you there are foods you can't eat, because that will make me want them and then I'll binge. But if you can do it, go for it.

  • Don't jump into your diet plan head first. Do a little planning. Slowly ween yourself off fast food and junk. If you normally go out to eat every day, cut down to a few times a week. Pack your lunch. (It's not only more healthy, you'll save money too!) Find a bunch of recipes that fit your meal plan that you think are delicious. You may need a few weeks to test them out so you know they're good. Don't just focus on dinner. Find snacks, breakfasts, and lunches too. The goal is to never feel deprived. So eat only foods you love. I cannot stress this enough. This has been my saving grace on my "diet". I eat delicious food all the time.

  • If the foods you love are time consuming to make, make them in bulk and freeze them. That way on some night when you're starving and want to just go to McDonald's and get a burger, you'll realize it'll take less time to heat up what you have in your freezer.

  • If you refuse to stop going out to eat (which is fine!) research your favorite places and find foods on their menu that fit your meal plan. Get the book Eat This, Not That and see what it suggests for the restaurant you're going to. Do this before you decide to go, as it's much harder to have the willpower to pick something on plan once at the restaurant and starving. For sit-down restaurants don't hesitate to ask to swap things out, or slightly modify their dishes.

  • Exercising probably won't make you lose weight, but it will help you keep it off. Once you get your food figured out, start working out. Find exercises you love and do them frequently. Make it a routine and don't deviate from that routine for at least a month. Do both cardio and strength training. If you don't feel like you have time to work out, try to incorporate exercise into your daily routine. Bike or walk to work. Hang up a chin up bar in your door way and make a rule that to walk through that doorway means you have to do at least one chin up. Do burpees every time you have a beer. Something like that.

  • Lastly, and this is the most important rule: Weight loss is like Fight Club. DON'T TALK ABOUT YOUR WEIGHT LOSS PLAN. Numerous studies have shown that when you talk out loud to people about your plan to lose weight, your mind gets the satisfaction of committing to losing weight, but you are actually less likely to follow through. Keep it to yourself and you are much more likely to follow through and actually lose the weight.

    Good luck!
u/beowulfpt · 11 pointsr/zerocarb

Interesting. I've been listening to this great audiobook while driving to work. . That warning seems wise.

u/sheeeeetlord · 9 pointsr/nutrition

Not directly related, but you'd probably be interested in Eating on the Wild Side. It's about finding the most nutritious fruits and vegetables in the supermarket, and goes into detail on the different harvesting methods that lower the nutritional content of each food type.

u/uncertainhope · 7 pointsr/Parenting

I highly recommend Child of Mine by Ellyn Satter. Also check out her division of responsibility. We have benefited so much from her practical advice and wisdom.

u/malalalaika · 6 pointsr/vegan

For anyone who is actually interested in what scientists consider whole food and how we benefit from consuming whole foods, Dr Campbell has written a whole book about this:

https://www.amazon.de/Whole-Rethinking-Nutrition-Colin-Campbell/dp/1939529840#reader_1939529840



u/thesassyllamas · 6 pointsr/Parenting

If you're interested in reading you could try this book or this one.

My 4 year old eats everything short of meat (allergic), that we serve. We don't do processed sugars or any artificial dyes. We do a "no thank you bite." For instance, we do four or five food groups with a meal, and when there is something new on his plate, he may not have more of the things he likes until he tries at least ONE bite of the new food. Essentially, if you're serious, you'll need to do an entire haul of your kitchen. Toss/donate any "crap" foods. If you don't have it in your house - you won't eat it. Start meal planning (trust me, it will save you A LOT of stress). If you don't have a crock pot.. get one! You can meal prep, once every few weeks, throw the crock pot meal into a freezer bag, freeze, and throw it in the crockpot before leaving for work and wahlaa, dinner when you come home.

It's not an easy transition, especially with the older child, but it's better to teach healthy eating habits now rather than later. We realized how bad our eating habits were when my son was one, and it took a lot of dedication but it IS possible.

u/aglet · 6 pointsr/stepparents

>Even just typing this post and these replies makes my heart start racing, its difficult to breathe, I am shaking all over and all that jazz.

I know exactly how you feel. I had serious anxiety problems the whole time we were on 50/50 custody so I'm also going to recommend reading Adrenal Fatigue and looking into more intense therapy-- not family counseling (though that's good too) but specifically anxiety therapy, like CBT. I found EMDR worked best out of everything.

>Am I such a terrible stepmom for not even wanting her here this summer? Like, I do want her here because I love and miss her and I want my husband to see her and spend time with her but at the same time I'm scared of what she is gonna do and/or say while she is here and after she goes home. Because it is ALWAYS something.

Oh honey, you are not a bad stepmom. You're human, and your instincts are telling you this kid is a danger to you and your family, so you're all kicked into fight or flight. It's totally normal. I wanted so much to be able to rise above, to just get over it and be excited about my SD coming. The truth is, she makes everything complicated. Life is easier when she's not here.

At the same time, she's my family and I will always have her back and she'll always be welcome in our home. It's a real pain in the ass having those two things always at war inside me, but it's just how it is. It's easier not on 50/50, and it's a lot easier now that my focus has moved on to other things. Less time to dwell on might have beens and contradictions. But it's never just easy.

It's a puzzle all right. Welcome to the world of stepparenting.

u/madwilliamflint · 5 pointsr/EatCheapAndHealthy

Lots of good advice here. Also lots of bad advice here.

Read this: https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Nutrition-Your-Genes-Traditional/dp/1250113822

u/UnderscoreButt · 5 pointsr/xxketo

Here’s one. Perhaps a bit salacious, but that’s journalism for you:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/420186/

And here’s a couple books/resources I found helpful that offered some useful tools. I by no means follow any of these things to the letter, I just use what works for me from them and leave the rest.

http://normaleating.com/

https://www.amazon.com/Rules-Normal-Eating-Commonsense-Undereaters/dp/0936077212/ref=nodl_

https://www.amazon.com/Fat-Feminist-Issue-Susie-Orbach/dp/0883659875 - good read whether you’re a woman or a man or a feminist or not

u/AndrewOfBraavos · 5 pointsr/nutrition

"Eat Drink and Be Healthy" by Dr. Walter Willet is a very straightforward, concise, and easy-to-read book that's also based on solid science: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004INHD00?btkr=1

u/okatie88 · 4 pointsr/Paleo

http://www.amazon.com/Primal-Body-Mind-Beyond-Health/dp/1594774137/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1321731048&sr=8-1

Read Primal Mind, Primal Body. It is a very good book. It discusses how food can have an effect on your mind as well as your body.

u/blowupbadguys · 4 pointsr/nutrition

How Not to Die is an excellent introduction to the world of evidence-based nutrition! I also highly recommend The China Study and Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition.

u/girlwithabike · 4 pointsr/RedPillWomen

The Case Against Sugar is not a single study but a pretty well researched book that hits on this idea quite a bit. He has another one called "Why We Get Fat" that I have not read but I believe is more of the same.

From a lot of what I've read the science is going more in the direction of what u/alisonrw is saying.

u/GainTarts · 4 pointsr/bodybuilding

I got this book a ways back [The Bodybuilder's Nutrition Book] (https://www.amazon.com/Bodybuilders-Nutrition-Book-Franco-Columbu/dp/0809254573) by Franco Columbu

Though probably a lot of it is outdated I like the golden era thought process and his approach.

He recommended a lot of fruit prior to workouts and I've been wanting to try it for a while but don't really like eating fruit.
Past two weeks I've been blending 16oz of assorted fruit with creatine an hour or so before workouts.

Made it to the gym 12/14 days and just feel better when I'm done training. Also fiber. Will continue for a few more months and report back.

u/sometimesineedhelp · 4 pointsr/IAmA

You should read the book Fat is a Feminist Issue

Please order it while you're still drunk, then send me a private message after you're done with it, ok?

u/Gravity13 · 4 pointsr/AskReddit

It is. People always seem to think that because it's a veggie that it's healthy - some seem to think it's the 'perfect health food,' - but hardly. It's loaded with simple sugars and starches. That's like saying french fries are healthy for you. But some people think french fries are healthy only because oil is unhealthy, but not if you use a healthy oil, rich in poly and monounsaturated fats.

According to Willett, the dean of nutrition at Harvard Medical, in his book "Eat Drink and Be Healthy," he especially excludes potatoes from veggies on his version of food pyramid.

Also, if you read that book, you'll never trust the USDA ever again.

u/zuggyziggah · 4 pointsr/Parenting

First, I want to point you to this story by Marsha Dunn Klein, an occupational therapist who specializes in children's feeding disorders. Everything is a Grashopper

Second, I recommend that you have him evaluated by a speech therapist or occupational therapist. Being so panicked at the thought of trying new foods that he begins gagging and vomiting is not normal and is also not something he has psychological control over. This is unlikely to be something you can help him manage without professional help, and your instinctual reactions to keep pushing him to eat stuff you know he likes have the potential to create lifelong problems. Kids and eating issues are absolutely maddening, and parents' instincts are often plain wrong, so I really, really, really recommend you seek professional help with this.

Third, I recommend Ellyn Satter's books, especially Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense, and How to Get Your Kids to Eat (But Not Too Much).

My daughter has a diagnosed feeding disorder and is tube fed in part due to food sensitivities. We have been working with specialists for two years to help her get to the point where she can eat by mouth safely and comfortably. It will come, but it has surprised me how often my own instincts about what to do have been wrong, and how the therapist's recommendations have helped. Good luck to you, this is so, so hard.

u/Zanaver · 4 pointsr/army

At lot of these points might be pretty obvious.

  1. Speaking the medical language.

    It's great when you radio to me at 0300 because someone has got a “cut their face” but I don't know if that means he needs sutures, a shaving profile or a medical evacuation.


  2. Be a tactical leader.

    You should be able to manipulate, at least, a fire team element. In today's asymmetrically world, a ground commander won't have 100% visibility of the battlefield. You should have the knowledge and know-how to direct those around you should you need defense and know what weapons systems they have, how effective they are and how to employ them to their full potential.


  3. Have tactical flexibility.

    Don't be a speed bump on your unit's road to success. You're a really important control to minimizing risks in a lot of situations for leaders when they fill out their CRM.


    Various Medical Advice

    SOAP Notes: If you haven't written hundreds of them then you aren't any good at writing them. Also, nothing infuriates me more than when a junior medic dumps a patient off at my doorstep without a written or verbal hand off and I have to guess what treatments he received.


    Verbal hand-off: The mnemonic I use is VIETNAM. Vitals, injuries sustained, estimated blood loss, treatments given, name of patient, allergies, medications administered. There's plenty out there. Use what you like.


    Rapid Neruo Exam. Master this shit.


    Glasgow Coma Scale: The battlefield version of the rapid neuro exam.


    Rules of 10s, Parkland Burn Formula, etc. There are a bunch of these fluid resuscitation formulas floating around. Rule of 10s is easiest to remember. If you are doing long term fluid resuscitation, consult your PA.


    Sports Medicine. Simply knowing how to identify a sprain/strain over a more serious injury in the field saves everyone a lot of time. Taping ankles and shoulders will also make you a favorite, there are instructional videos on youtube.


    Dietary considerations. There's plenty of reading to be done here. Harvard has a good guide to dietary science. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004INHD00

u/Helfsich · 4 pointsr/loseit

Went dining at a Greek restaurant the other day where I'm a regular. I usually go here after my Crossfit session, however this hasn't been frequent this month due to Ramadan & being on-call for June. I order my gyros, a sparkling water, and get logging in my diary.

A family of 6 is sat next to me who proceed to give the waitstaff hell. Taking ages to order stuff, receiving starters, taking little bites then sending it back to the kitchen saying its bad, complaining about the type of bread, asking for pasta options (you're at a Greek restaurant?) and what not. Then the conversation they were having when they were eating was just too much. Amongst other things, the parent telling their two sons that if they ended up being gay they should find another house to live in. One mother talking to either her sister or SIL about how she's been on a juice cleanse but they never work. That the country was stupid for imposing the Ramadan fast on people staying in their country who aren't Muslim. (I live in Dubai, I'm not Muslim, but I've coped pretty well over the last 10 years.)

The worst was that they were loud. Not just to me sitting next door, but other diners were hearing them as well. I really do try to ignore them, so I finish my gyros ASAP and just focus on logging whilst finishing the water.

One of the waitstaff asks me what I'm working on, I tell him it's my food and fitness diary to track my progress. For those of you who are curious it's this one. I usually order the gyros from there because it's one of the few dine-out treats that fit well into my numbers for the day. Then the parent from before interrupts us, wants to know about it, where I go to the gym. I told her I do Crossfit. She asks where and if she can lose weight there (she would be borderline obese) I told her that there are about 20 Crossfit gyms in this city, and losing weight is not why I go.

I just wanted to eat my gyros & log in peace....

u/Mactonite · 3 pointsr/fatlogic

Based on the success of her previous book This will probably also be a HUGE hit.

u/mentallydivergent_ · 3 pointsr/GERD

hey! I haven’t started it yet but drinking ice watermelon and cucumber juice thingy is part of it. Waiting for the book to come in tomorrow!

https://www.amazon.com/Acid-Watcher-Diet-Prevention-Healing/dp/1101905581/ref=nodl_

I’m on mobile rn but there’s an online book and a book available on Amazon.

A cookbook is coming out around October and I promise I’m not shilling lmao I’m just hoping this diet works to heal me. But it helps to heal the symptoms from silent reflux/ lpr.

u/sar2349 · 3 pointsr/acidreflux

Hummus is actually not great for reflux because of all the lemon and garlic.


Try this: The Acid Watcher Diet: A 28-Day Reflux Prevention and Healing Program https://www.amazon.com/dp/1101905581/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_-d9GDbH0SRT50

Its definitely an adjustment. I'm middle eastern and grew up eatting "healthy" but very high acid (lots of ginger, garlic, lemon, tomato, etc..) it's hard to rationalize but healthy can look very different for different people.

Incorporating nuts into your meals for a flavor and protein boost is a great option. You can make pasta as long as its whole wheat then throw in some broccoli, liquid aminos, chicken and cashews. Instant cashew chicken lo mein :)

Or I know you dont like avocado but blend one with a bunch of basil and parmesan cheese in a food processor. Add in some kale or spinach if you need to make a lot and you have quick and easy pesto! Mess with the ratios and add oat milk to make a light, no cream alfredo sauce.

The book had a lot of recipes you can play with and tailor to fit your budge and taste. There are also several great threads here if you search for GERD recipes.

u/17insane · 3 pointsr/adrenalfatigue

These two books are vital:


https://www.amazon.com/Adrenal-Fatigue-Century-Stress-Syndrome/dp/1890572152/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538973282&sr=8-1&keywords=adrenal+fatigue+the+21st+century+stress+syndrome+by+james+wilson

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https://www.amazon.com/Adrenal-Fatigue-Syndrome-Vitality-Clinically-ebook/dp/B013TH30OI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1538973282&sr=8-2&keywords=adrenal+fatigue+the+21st+century+stress+syndrome+by+james+wilson

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Buy them from your preferred retailer. I just linked Amazon because it was easiest. Dr. Lam's book is comprehensive. Dr. Wilson's book is shorter, but a very good start. If you can only get one right now, get Dr. Wilson's, because it'll get you started quicker. Dr. Lam's is very in depth, though, so I also consider it indispensible.

u/Charliek581 · 3 pointsr/nutrition

If you want some decent books on nutrition/diet, these are of A+ quality. (some are more science in-depth than others). #5 and #7 are probably the most user friendly.

  1. Girth Control by Alan Aragon

  2. Should I Eat the Yolk? by Jamie Hale

  3. Starve Mode by Leigh Peele

  4. The Fat Loss Bible by Anthony Colpo

  5. A Guide to Flexible Dieting by Lyle McDonald

  6. Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle by Tom Venuto

  7. Mindless Eating by Brian Wansink

    There's also a book that i expect to be exceptional coming out in december written by Alan Aragon and Lou Schuler that should have some focus on the topic of how to approach eating after a "diet".
u/PrettyPurpleKitty · 3 pointsr/xxfitness

I have been reading this book, and I really like it.

u/SCLuB7911 · 3 pointsr/AdvancedRunning

Specs: 6'4"ish, 180-190lbs. I've been shooting for 100g of protein, 550-600g carbs, idk about calories.

Breakfast: I try and bake a loaf of sourdough bread once or twice a week, so usually toast of some kind, I try all sorts of stuff so it might be a straight white or raisin or 100% whole wheat. Lately I've been eating a lot of steel cut oats with raisins and dates, I usually make some rice milk (just toasted brown rice and water) first then make a big batch of oatmeal for a few days of breakfast. Pour over coffee in the morning too, I feel like my system is so dialed in to that exact amount of caffeine from one pour over that it's hard to switch up to something else.

Lunch: Usually some kind of leftovers transposed into something a little different, nothing specific. I'd like to try and start consistently making a big salad with brown rice and nuts, ect. instead of what I usually have been eating.

Dinner: Lots of pasta, I like to make it from scratch (eggs, flour, salt). I'll make a fairly big batch when I do, keeping some rolled out in big sheets to make lasagna and some cut into linguine or thinner, which i can freeze and portion out as needed. It takes a bit of time but the process is really relaxing and god damn if fresh pasta doesn't kick the shit out of the box stuff every time.

Snacks: Lots of bananas and whatever fresh citrus I can get my hands on, I try and cut out refined sugar while training and definitely crave something sweet every day as a result. I scored a bunch of fresh dates for cheap which is awesome cuz they are stacked with carbs. When ProBar Meal bars are on sale I snatch a bunch of them, if you haven't had em they're hands down the best granola bar type thing I've tried. Lots of beer :)

My general thoughts on nutrition are the typical things you hear, try and eat local fruit and vegetables that are in season and find a good sustainable place to get your meat from if you eat it. I really enjoyed reading this book which gives a kind of hard science breakdown to which vegetables and fruits are the most nutrient dense as well as an historic context as to how they became cultivated in their current form. There are some really interesting tidbits in there about how to best store and prepare your food to maximize the nutrients in them.

u/kaneebly · 3 pointsr/HumanMicrobiome

Of course they are reporting me.... This is the problem with scientific research worship and complete lack of critical thinking outside of reading a study abstract and conclusion. There is a study conclusion that can be misinterpreted or weaponized for LITERALLY any nutritional position, be it high fiber, low fiber, high fat, low fat, etc etc etc. We've been completely inundated with bad research and corruption from the food industry trying to sell their products, and people will cherry pick their confirmation bias to no end.

This place is full of plant based ideologues that think we should eat 100g a fiber a day based on controversial blue zone study interpretations, or garbage epidemiology, with absolutely 0 understanding of actual pathophysiological mechanisms or knowledge of evolutionary dietary history. They haven't read about any other culture like the Nords, Swiss, Gaelics, Eskimos, Indians, Polynesians, Maori, or any other African or Middle Eastern tribe that got 70-90% of their calories from animal foods with minimal fiber eaten through seasonal restrictions and lack of preservation methods, and thrived might I add.

The reason our brain grew so quickly is pretty obvious. We were apex carnivores that busted skulls and bones open and ate brains high in phospholipid forms of EPA and DHA, and marrow rich in growth factors and saturated fat. We also ate a lot of fish and red ruminant animal meat high in those same omega 3 fatty acids, along with a metric fuckton of fat soluble vitamins essential for cell differentiation, hormone production, and general growth. Then there are the nutrigenomic methylation factors that influenced our epigenetic expression and allowed for the better propagation of our species through more consistent DNA replication.


Here are a bunch of articles, books, and studies to satisfy subreddit rules so I don't get banned or my comments be deleted.

Books

http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html

http://www.highsteaks.com/the-fat-of-the-land-not-by-bread-alone-vilhjalmur-stefansson.pdf

https://www.amazon.com/Primal-Body-Mind-Beyond-Health/dp/1594774137

Articles

https://www.sapiens.org/evolution/brain-evolution-fat/

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150525120451.htm

https://www.npr.org/2010/08/02/128849908/food-for-thought-meat-based-diet-made-us-smarter

https://www.livescience.com/24875-meat-human-brain.html

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fats-in-the-brain-may-help-explain-how-human-intelligence-evolved/

https://phys.org/news/2019-02-fat-human.html

https://www.futurity.org/brains-evolution-fat-1976792/

Studies

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK53561/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20329590

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4728620/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4404917/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK53561/

u/leaboo · 3 pointsr/ADHD

I need the grocery list as well, and with adderall I tend to forget to eat so I started a food journal so I can track my calories and nutrients.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1593596707/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

u/kimbodiedofspaceaids · 2 pointsr/4chan

you can fix that, to a degree, by doing breathing exercises in between bench sets. don't be a bitch.

https://www.amazon.com/Bodybuilders-Nutrition-Book-Franco-Columbu/dp/0809254573

franco columbu describes, in detail, how to do it in that book. dl a pdf or something.

u/kinkydiver · 2 pointsr/fatlogic

Turns out that isn't her first book.

But I find it interesting that this one is priced such that no one who isn't already delusional will buy it.

u/boywbrownhare · 2 pointsr/Paleo

regarding the teeth. first of all, this is ridiculously relevant. (you can get the jist by reading the introduction and skimming the sections. look at the pictures.) the TL;DR is that hunter-gatherers had excellent, straight teeth (and all-around development), with tooth decay being extremely rare. in many cases one tooth in an entire village. in many cases none. if this sounds too good to be true, please see for yourself.

tooth decay is largely due to chemical changes in the composition of your saliva that occur with a diet high in carbs/sugar. the modern prevalence of tooth decay is due to this, as well as vitamin and mineral deficiencies that leave the body unable to repair teeth and bones sufficiently. if you eat a more traditional diet, your teeth are protected from decay and no brushing is necessary.

the book i linked is a bombshell. i cannot recommended it highly enough.

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your other question, about evolution maybe not caring about us beyond sexual maturity, is specifically addressed in the book Primal Body, Primal Mind. (note the subtitle: "Beyond the Paleo Diet for Total Health and a Longer Life.") it's really an excellent book, and i think a bit overlooked. here's an interview with the author wherein your question is directly addressed. also highly recommended.

u/narwhalsies · 2 pointsr/loseit

I've been reading "Mindless Eating" by Brian Wansink and it's fantastic. He runs a food lab Cornell and he talks about the experiments they and other labs do to change how we eat. His focus is on explaining all the things we don't think about affecting our eating, like restaurant lighting and the route we take to/from work. It's written in a very easily understood way and he doesn't come across as preachy. It's not really a dieting book but it's a really fascinating look at the way we eat.
https://www.amazon.ca/Mindless-Eating-More-Than-Think/dp/0553384481/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

u/valleycupcake · 2 pointsr/fatlogic

No, sugar itself is actually bad for you. Would you say cigarettes are fine in moderation?

u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/herbalism

Part 2:


Anatomy and Physiology


u/zappy_snapps · 2 pointsr/vegan

I would be very surprised if anybody thought that deep fried foods were healthy. If I recall correctly, steaming is one of the better methods for maintaining nutrient content. If you're at all interested, I recommend this article and getting this book from the library.

I don't actually, sorry. I usually make it in the evening and eat it for lunch the next day. If you wanted to make it last longer, don't massage in the dressing; keep it separate and then mix when you want to eat it. The torn up kale should keep just fine in the fridge for a few days.

Oh, and if you're interested in getting more vegetables in you, this recipe has been one of my favorite jar salads recently. You could even skip frying the tofu, and I'm sure it'll be great. I like it because of the amount of raw herbage, even though it does have some cooked ingredients.

u/JustClickingButtons · 2 pointsr/RedPillWomen

OK, I fucked up.

Binge eating and anorexia are not related.

If you've had issues with anorexia (OCD), you understand the status loss associated with weight gain. In which case, I'm sorry I went too hard and gave you awful and dangerous advice. Most women vastly underestimate the status loss of being overweight. You overestimate it. And underestimate the risk to your life.

People suffering anorexia think the status loss is far worse than it is and can vividly imagine and over estimate horrible worst case scenarios. You don't need motivation, you have that. I wish i did more often!

What sufferers of anorexia are out of touch with is they have a distorted view of is what the problem is and how to go about fixing it. The problem for everyone isn't about losing weight or a certain dress size, it's about maintaining healthy weight. Which is the attractive weight, luckily they both align. With most people we don't need to go that detailed and it's usually counterproductive. A healthy, attractive weight is likely a couple of pants sizes higher, and 20lb heavier than estimated, because part of that healthy attractive weight is physical fitness, which is an increasingly greater factor to attractiveness/health as one closes in on a healthy weight. Lean muscle mass that fit people have is heavy and fills out clothes.

The problem isn't being overweight, it's not maintaining a healthy and attractive body. This can be because one is overweight or underweight combined with lack of fitness and poor diet. Dress sizes, calorie intake & weight are not ideal goals. They are vague guidelines and goals that are great for most people, but counterproductive for people with anorexia or for people approaching their ideal health. The goal is to live a healthy lifestyle of great nutrition combined with regular daily exercise. The great, attractive body is then a result.


So we understand the problem, how do we go about fixing it? It's tough. Firstly though understanding nutrition (https://nutritionstudies.org/whole-food-plant-based-diet-guide/
https://www.amazon.com/Whole-Rethinking-Nutrition-Colin-Campbell/dp/1939529840) and secondly through increasing exposure to scenarios outside your comfort zone to make you realize that,'hell the sky isn't falling in'. Putting on some weight and realizing that 'hey, I'm still attractive' has been a healthy thing. Now just tune it up.


Whatever I've said in the earlier posts here, if someone was to take anything away from it, it would be that book. It's written by Dr Doug Lisle who is an expert in evolutionary psychology, which IMO is what the good parts of TRP are based on. He does a great podcast 'beatyourgenes', I'd recommend it to everyone, there's 130 odd episodes, I found last weeks boring, but most are phenomenal and I've listened to them all. Scroll down and find a topic you find interesting and give it a shot.

u/JoniLeChadovich · 2 pointsr/entj

• "Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World" (Jack Weatherford) is my all-time and all-categories favourite. Temudjin is a turbo ENTJ, the books reads like a thrilling novel and provide great insights at every page, and there is wisdom in every episode of the Khan's life and even after his life (the chapters of how and why the Mongol empires collapses are a serious lesson to be considered at all times). This book just has everything in it: a catching history, a great writing, emotions, lessons for life, insights of a great man who happens to have been "like us" and even if it's quite long, you dread for the end to happen every page you turn, and that is a feeling I rarely had.

• "How to Make Millions Without a Degree" (Simon Dolan) is the best fuel for my confirmation biases. Basically an anthem to self-made people and believing in yourself. Dolan is a funny guy and his motorsport career is more than acknowledgeable. Another proof that when there is a will, there is a way, inspiring guy and inspiring book. Only book so far I bought twice (physically and on Kindle).

• "To Hell and Back" (Niki Lauda) is my model for being bold and having balls, which I cruelly lack work toward developping. Lauda is the definition of boldness. The guy is crazy and the book relates a very unique story of a career. If you enjoy everything with an engine, it's a must-read. For all others, it's a lesson on boldness.

• "The Power of Habits" (Charles Duhigg) made a lasting impact on my life. I believe it's the best "neurosciences for everybody" book ever. It crunches a ton of important concepts and informations about our brains into the "simple" idea of habits.

• "Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think" (Brian Wansink) is actually a scam. Wansink was dismissed from his university for falsifying researchs and his "food psychology" thing was recently debunked for having little or no academic basis. This book is full of these made up stuff, most information it contains are probably wrong or manipulated. But... it works. It worked for me. It triggered little changes in my relationship to food (mostly about quantity and not tricking myself into eating stuff I'll regret later) and I can see my fat diminishing from these newly formed habits. So I don't know, this scam book was the one that made me end up bad habits with food when some more academic works didn't help a lot. I'll let that to your own judgement.

u/rAtheismSelfPostOnly · 2 pointsr/nutrition
u/hlkolaya · 2 pointsr/BodyAcceptance

I read! a lot! my favorite blog is http://danceswithfat.wordpress.com but i also read books- i highly highly recommend lessons from the fatosphere by kate harding and marianne kirby. I've also read Fat!So? by Marilyn Wann, The obesity Myth by Paul Campos. Health at Every Size by Linda Bacon PhD, and I'm currently reading Fat The Owner's Manual by Ragen Chastain and Fat Sex by Rebecca Jane Weinstein.

I also write... I write for three body positive blogs- my own, fierce freethinking fatties, and axis of fat. So I writ eout my insecurities and my strengths and I try my best to get back on track.

u/Prof_Jimbles · 2 pointsr/fatlogic

Well, Susie Orbach disagrees.)

It's funny, my mother was overweight and is a huge feminist. Taught me all the good stuff about equality, the history of the movements and even some thoughts about sexism against men and the differing forms of masculinity.

This book was on our bookshelf for years and years, and I didn't understand it at all. And my mother told me about how the societal pressures of being beautiful were much harsher on women.

So in the last two years, my mother has lost about 40kg, and is very firmly in a healthy BMI range. She's an inspiration to me. Every incidental piece of fatlogic she passed onto me is bullshit, because she fought it off. Every sincle piece, like how you have to be unhappy to be healthy.

At my wedding last month, she told me that she feels stronger, healthier and much more happy with her femininity.

Fat IS a feminist issue... In the way that crippling yourself and forcing people to find you beautiful is a vapid, stupid goal.

u/halasjackson · 2 pointsr/loseit

Buy Eat This, Not That! and keep it near you all the time -- near the toilet is good, too.

It's a great accompaniment to low-cal eating. I'm on 1600 cal per day, and this book help me find foods that are decent in bulk / portion size, but have much fewer calories than similar alternatives.

Veyr easy, intuitive, fun to read. Extremely helpful whether you are eating out or grocery shopping.

No, I'm not the author or work for Amazon. This book really helped me (I also am on MyFitnessPal!).

u/-CloudStrife- · 2 pointsr/cscareerquestions

This doesn't really sound like your main problem is career related, although that probably contributes. Have you been to a doctor and gotten bloodwork done? Gotten your vitamin D levels checked etc. Have they diagnosed with anything? What's your diet/exercise/weight like? Do you get enough sleep?

If you do an hour of vigorous exercise and 20-30 min in a sauna that will treat most of your anxiety for about 24 hours. I deal with anxiety, and a workout plus time in a sauna will definitely help with anxiety, it sucks that excess energy out of you and reduces most of the negative chatter in your head. Studies have shown it also reduces all cause mortality by like 40%. I like to watch a lot of youtube, so I'll go to the gym, do a solid hour on the exercise bike while watching youtube videos, kind of kills two birds with one stone. Then I'll go in the sauna for about 20 min and feel a million times better when I leave, it's pretty amazing. A lot of the time fatigue/depression is just physiological.

Do you have arthritis? I read a book by a doctor that has a theory that arthritis is caused by gluten allergy. Your walls in your gut are really really thin, the wall is used to filter out bad stuff and only let in good stuff, and if you have a negative response to gluten, it can open up that wall, let bad stuff in and cause inflammation throughout parts of your body. If you have arthritis like symptoms, might need to do an elimination diet to test for inflammatory response to gluten. Here's the book if you want https://www.amazon.com/Immune-System-Recovery-Plan-Autoimmune/dp/1451694970

u/PastaZombie · 2 pointsr/gainit

I've suffered with this for years and while it has impacted my gains, some careful meal planning and food selection has really helped get my appetite back on track to get closer to my daily calorie surplus goals.

I've found that cutting out most fast food and alcohol probably had the biggest overall impact, but there's also a whole slew of other things to avoid to help keep the reflux at bay. There's lists and articles online, but I've found this book to be the most helpful overall in fully understanding the cause and effect of different foods on your body's weakened digestive system and how to adjust your diet. It includes great food lists and some good recipes too. I keep the kindle copy on my phone so that I can easily check the lists if I'm out and thinking about buying/eating some type of food I'm not as familiar with.

Spreading out meals is unfortunately critical, since eating too much at once, especially if high in fat content, is very likely to trigger reflux. Myfitnesspal can help with keeping track of that. I currently rely pretty heavily on whey powder, almonds, dried fruit, and pre-packaged carb and protein bars to snack on throughout the day, which is especially critical on days when I'm very busy and have little time to eat, but I'm gradually trying to find better options and combinations. One of my current favorites is 1/2 cup Plain greek non or low-fat yogurt mixed with 1/4 cup muesli, 2 tbsps rolled oats, some almonds and/or dried fruit, and a bit of honey and vanilla.

u/purplelightening · 2 pointsr/loseit

Hello. I've been yo-yoing between dieting and not for about 3 or so years now. I kept telling myself "200 will be my breaking point" meaning that I would have to force myself to get into shape, but I'm now at 230. I started counting calories about 6 months ago, lost 20 pounds, slipped with my diet, and gained it all back. I'm hoping that being accountable on this subreddit will help me keep on track.

Today was day 1. I use a planner to track the day-to-day, specifically this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0963796836/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1. I try to maintain within the 1100-1300 calorie range and I go to the gym once a week. I just have this habit of doing an all or nothing approach, where I'm really good for a short period of time and then once I slip I cant bring myself to get motivated since I'm disappointed with temporarily failing.

My goals are to be back down 20 pounds by October and hopefully be close to 45 down in January. I would love to be more active and go t the gym at least 3-4 times a week. Hopefully this is the beginning of a permanent life change!

u/jamorham · 1 pointr/diabetes

How are your parents getting on? I would imagine it is a lot for them to take in and a bit scary. There is quite a learning curve.

I don't know how much education her diabetes team will provide but I bought a couple of books to improve my understanding of how it all works. I very much like Ragnar Hanas - Type 1 Diabetes it is like an encyclopaedia. Carbs & Cals book is also very helpful.

If she has school meals then her school authority should be able to supply details of the carbohydrate content of the school menu.

I don't know whether NHS Scotland varies much from NHS England with regards to test strip prescriptions and blood meters, but I believe you can use any glucose meter. Typically I think they supply an AccuChek Aviva meter but I think that the Abbott Insulinx is much better and Abbott give it away free on their website. - It uses about half the amount of blood of the Aviva and in my tests had no failures compared with a fair few with the Aviva.

Keep glucose or sugar in easy reach. Long life apple juice cartons for by the bed, glucose tablets in school bag, with blood meter, in the car etc. Whenever she gets low blood sugar you don't ever want to have to trek off somewhere or mess around to get something sweet.

u/AnkTRP · 1 pointr/Fitness

The M.A.X. Muscle Plan by Brad Schoenfeld.

Edit: A good exercise plan is not much without a good diet. So, for the diet, follow The Lean Muscle Diet by Alan Aragon. (It has an exercise plan, too. But, ignore that in favor of The M.A.X. Muscle Plan.)

u/Kindlesticks · 1 pointr/diabetes

I agree with you on that one, but going back to the post's title, or at least its implied meaning, I do have a recommendation that i've found really useful.

It's a book (and app if you want it), called "Carbs and Cals" - Which gives portion sizes and weights of quite a few foods, drinks and meals.

I got it from amazon here - Not sure if there's one in Imperial measurements but worth a try.

u/Smashtronic · 1 pointr/todayilearned

Apparently it's like that with a lot of fruits and veggies like tomatoes.

I'm reading this book right now and it's really good.

Eating on the Wild Side: The Missing Link to Optimum Health https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316227935/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_qotrxbAH1X1PG

TLDR: Most of the fruits and vegetables that hunter gatherers collected were higher in nutrients and antioxidants. They were also often more bitter and smaller. We accidentally bred out a lot of nutrition by trying to make things sweeter, paler, more uniform, bigger, and more stable to transport. I could probably do 5 TIL's from this book. Great info!

u/Karen389 · 1 pointr/hsp

Just catching up with reading . . .
Good luck with adjusting your diet regarding tannins! That's very interesting info. If eliminating tannins doesn't work, perhaps you'd like to check out info on adrenal fatigue. It sounds as though that could be an issue too. Just a thought . . .
http://www.amazon.com/Adrenal-Fatigue-Century-Stress-Syndrome/dp/1890572152/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1464133745&sr=8-3&keywords=adrenal+fatigue

u/KittenAnne · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

i really like this food journal

of course you could go for this dvd/bluray

maybe a pedometer?

u/captivatingbleu · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

I highly recommend any of the Jokari brand kitchen tools. It looks like only a few of them are available on .ca, but they are all portion control tools. Very, very useful.

Here, here, and here are some that I found on .ca site.

You could also go with something like a diet and fitness journal.

u/motdakasha · 1 pointr/Fitness

try the healthy choice exchange books, like this: http://www.amazon.com/This-Thousands-Simple-Swaps-Pounds/dp/1594868549 and remember: there are these things called libraries. you don't have to break your wallet buying a bunch of food choice books that end up irrelevant to you. check them out in the library first to see if you even use it.

instead of white rice, eat other rice varieties, like GABA brown, jasmine, arborio, basmati, or a wild mix. wild rices and whole grain rices actually have nutritional value, white rice does not.

you could try whole grain pasta, but like quinoa, it's not for everyone. substitute part of mashed potatoes for mashed cauliflower. decrease your rice and increase your veggies -- they are lower calorie and have more nutritional value than grains. measure your food -- even if you're not aiming to decrease to start off, it helps to become aware of how much your intake actually is. track it in a food log.

remember to snack (healthy items!) frequently, it decreases your chances of binge eating. try a healthy snack before you go to the dining hall to see if that helps "uncloud" your judgment.

u/ajrichie · 1 pointr/GERD

Agreed, also cut out the following foods:

  • acidic
  • spicy
  • highly processed
  • has lots of sugar
  • caffience
  • alcohol
  • fatty

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    In addition..

  • Get a pillow like this for sleeping on and don't eat anything for 2-3 hours before sleep.
  • This book helped me to undesrstand GERD and has some great GERD friendly foods
u/Infinite_Health · 1 pointr/HealthAnxiety

It Starts With Food is a phenomenal book to start with just to understand how food affects us. Another one that covers autoimmunity is The Immune System Recovery Plan. Both of these books revolve around diet and not anxiety, but it is my firm belief that in order to find what is triggering the anxiety, you must work on other areas of your life first. If diet, exercise, and sleep do not subdue your symptoms, then keep searching. I’d be willing to bet if you tried the elimination diet, whether Whole30 or Dr Blum’s Recovery Plan, this will help you.

I’d love to hear about your progress. Please feel free to follow up. You’re so young!! You have so much potential!! Don’t let something like this control you. Initially, you might find yourself resistant to try new things, so it will take what I call ‘just making the decision’. This means that if you want to find peace with your health, you just have to decide to do it and push through whatever doubt (or anxiety) you might have.

It’s one thing to make the decision, so how do you stick with the decision you might be thinking? Especially when the stress really peaks. Three things.

  1. Know the why. If you do not have a ‘why’ to what you do in life, regardless of what it is, there is no way you’ll stick with it. The why gives us guidance. It gives us dedication and strength. When part of you says who cares, the part that knows the why will say, I do. Really think about this. Take a few days and literally write down a mission statement for yourself. When the anxiety is really affecting you, go to wherever you have this hanging up and read it. Breathe! Deep breaths! If you have to, say, Progress, not Perfection! to remind yourself that it’s okay to feel the way you because you have a plan to get to a better place. This is merely a bump in the road, not a road block.
  2. Once you have the why, make some goals. The rules about goals: they must be measurable, have a time of completion, and they must be assessed regularly to see if they are still effective.
    “I will work on being less stressed”. This is not a goal. It has none of the components of a goal. “This week, I will take 10 minutes each day to meditate before starting my day.” That is a proper goal. It’s measurable, it has an end date, and at the end of the week, you can measure its effectiveness. Write these goals down to make them real and tangible. Put them with your mission statement and at the end of each week, assess your progress. This might sound time consuming, but after a couple weeks, this new habit will take very little time.
  3. Make the goals small! So many people who make goals want to go for the gold immediately. Perhaps the person wants to lose 50 lbs. so their goal is to lose fifty pounds, within 6 months, working out 6 times a week. That meets all the requirements of rule #2 technically, but if the person has never worked out or has no idea what diet they should be eating, what’s the likelihood of sticking to this goal? Instead, maybe some goals should be, pick up 3 different whole foods I have never ate before to cook with at the grocery this week. Boom. Small, obtainable, measurable, and can be assessed. Smaller goals also give us the chance to start getting some momentum. They build optimism and positivity, which, in and of itself, can work wonders for anxiety.

    For you, being anxiety free might be the ultimate goal, but to reach that, you will need to make smaller, more focused goals to reach that bigger one. You can do this. You might need to enlist the help of someone you trust. Find an accountability partner so when you do hit rock bottom (and that’s okay if you do!), you have someone to lean on who can help you stay on track with your goals.

    Again, feel free to reach out if you have more questions. Patience is going to be your friend here. However, just on elimination diets alone, people have made sweeping recoveries to all sorts of illnesses. I won’t go into the details but look at those books I suggested to see how food can truly affect us.

    Life is a journey. No one lives your life but you. Make it yours. Make it awesome!
u/holysnitshacks · 1 pointr/loseit

It's called Carbs & Cals (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Carbs-Cals-Count-Calories-Photos/dp/1908261064/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1458344841&sr=8-1&keywords=carbs+and+cals) and I'm like 99.999% sure they have a US version as well. It's a really cool book, they even have a condiment section and a takeaway section (though obviously that's always going to be a bit of a guestimate anyway), plus it gives you the sizes of the plates that the photos are taken on so you actually have scale.

Yeah it's actually the worst! I think I assumed it wouldn't be as bad as they said because the hospital doctor said I could go immediately straight back to work (what a lie!) but nooo. Such a good job with the running though! Don't rush, build it up slowly and soon it'll be like your pesky lungs never caused all that bother. :)

u/VAOTOMARNOCU · 1 pointr/PurplePillDebate

>No, all validation is definitely NOT equal. What kind of malarkey is this?

Never said that, I said: validation from losers > no validation

>Leagues are a real thing. Not everyone, even with maximal and effective self improvement, can be top relationship or sex material. Genetics and time limits aren't fugazi.

There really isn't a fixed cap for self-improvement. It scales logarithmically with time, so it gets harder and harder and you feel like you're plateauing, but you're still improving. Also, even genetics can be changed with nutrition. Not to mention you can always save up some money for surgery in severe cases

>People are having casual sex with their approximate attractiveness matches in real life. I would look at "levels" of traits more than the "which traits."

Actually a good part of casual sex (maybe even the majority) is being had between mismatched people, SMV wise. There are too many encounters of ugly woman + decent looking dumpster-diving man, or beautiful woman + average-looking man with tight game.

>Oh, so you bullshitted your way into their pants? Who does that surprise? Enjoy having that on your conscience. People who are aware of this information or suspect it would consider you a piece of shit. You earned it well.

Well I'm not proud of it, which is why I no longer do that. But I sure as hell would rather be immoral and get laid than moral and stay incel. Also, you need experience before you can afford to be moral and still get laid (well, at least I needed)

u/jjackjj · 1 pointr/GERD

Ok, when I first started dealing with GERD a few months ago, not only did I go to a GI doctor, I also started seeing a therapist. She helped me talk through all of my worries about eating and being sick, process them in a healthy way, and taught me coping mechanisms. I highly suggest that if this is making you anxious (and I don't blame you), seek out a therapist. My therapist was an amazing support system when I was truly struggling.

I've been on pantoprazole for about 2.5 months, eating a strict GERD diet (specifically the Acid Watchers Diet-- great book, I highly recommend), not eating 3 hours before bed, and sleeping on an incline. I'm feeling much better now. Only current symptom is burping (annoying, not painful or anything), and some occasional heartburn but that is becoming rarer and rarer. I believe if I stick to this plan, and continue to let my esophagus heal (I also have esophagitis), I will be able to eat trigger foods in the future. My doctor wants me to wait though until I am essentially symptom-free for several months before taking me off meds and letting me experiment with my diet.

That's another thing, getting a GI doc you trust and can explain your illness in an understandable way is really important for combatting anxiety. My first doc only increased my anxiety because he really didn't know what he was doing and was deeply unhelpful. My current doc has set up a good plan for healing and it is making me optimistic instead of nervous and disheartened.

But let me tell you, I suffered for 5 months to get to this point, where I'm so much happier and nearly symptom-free. This place is completely possible to get to. And I know so many people on this sub have GERD but now are totally symptom free and can eat trigger foods in moderation. We will both get there! I know how isolating this can feel but know that we're all with you!

Edit: wow I also have costocondritis and that shit sucks too! I'm sorry you're going through this

u/bpi89 · 1 pointr/bodybuilding

I hear a lot of people praise Arnold's book, but has anyone ever read Franco Columbu's book "The Bodybuilder's Nutrition Book"? I ordered it yesterday and I'm pretty interested in what he has to say.

u/paulskinner · 1 pointr/diabetes

Read Think Like A Pancreas - an excellent book that covers everything you need to know about carb counting. This is the number one thing you need to get the hang of to control your diabetes properly. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Like-Pancreas-Practical-Insulin--Completely/dp/0738215147/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1422127481&sr=1-1&keywords=think+like+a+pancreas

You might also find the Carbs and Cals books helpful for working out carbs
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Carbs-Cals-Count-Calories-Photos/dp/1908261064/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1422127636&sr=1-1&keywords=carbs+and+cals

u/ycpa68 · 1 pointr/AdviceAnimals

Nothing special, I am just trying to think about everything I eat. I am on a slow boat but it is showing. For instance, Thursday night is my golf league. I used to eat a dozen wings and get an order of fries. Now I eat a dozen wings and a salad and always turn down the last beer. I have cut out snacking almost entirely. I try to not eat seconds. I almost never eat dessert. I have a rowing machine, a jump rope, and Bowflex adjustable dumbells and I try to do something every day, even though that something is often a ten minute workout after work. I am not trying to quickly lose weight, but I would like to be at 185 when I get married next September. At my current pace I will be pretty close. I think I am going to try to run two or three 5k's this summer, as I used to run them fairly often in high school and college, and I think running will push me over the top to the 185 goal.

Edit: I just finished this book for a Food Marketing course, but I am going to try to apply its principles to my eating habits. It was a fascinating read. Some of the ideas are intuitive, but it reinforces proper behavior.

u/EntropyFighter · 1 pointr/Fitness

Let's talk about your exercise for a minute.

Do you like to do cardio? I spent loads of years doing cardio and lost some weight doing it only to gain it back. And I didn't particularly like it. It felt like work. Like punishment.

What changed for me was dropping the cardio entirely and getting on a training program lifting weights. For me, and it's a popular one around here, I use StrongLifts 5x5. I started with it initially because it looked simple but serious. It's just three exercises, 5 sets, 5 reps per visit, three times a week.

You don't want to lose weight, you want to lose fat. If you don't actively try to build muscle, you'll lose it. And that's what "slows your metabolism" and makes it harder to lose weight as you get thinner.

A great place to start to learn the basics and to get a plan together for eating and fitness is The Lean Muscle Diet. You can take the principles that are in there and turn yourself into a badass.

If you just want the math part of it, I've written it out here.

And the fitness part can easily be found on YouTube since it's based around squats, deadlifts, bench press, barbell rows, and overhead presses, with additional stuff and variants thrown in. To me, it's a more advanced version of StrongLifts.

If you have access to weights or a gym, I'd start here. And don't be intimidated. There's a good chance that everything you know about fitness is a lie. That last link there is to my favorite article on the subject. You'll love it.

The most important thing to remember is that this is not a punishment for anything you've done in the past. Instead it's a kickass, fun way to get the body you know you're capable of getting.

To me, all that cardio sounds hard and boring. But getting under a barbell and getting stronger? Dude, it's awesome. And it fixes your diet right up. Because you can't get gains without eating right.

If you love cardio or feel like you want to do it to burn extra calories, don't let me stop you. But check out the weights. Specifically compound movements using barbells. Learn about progressive overload. And eat enough protein (1g per pound).

You'll be surprised at how much fun recomping your body will be.

Oh, one last thing: DOCUMENT YOUR PROGRESS. You probably don't like your body right now. Take an obnoxious amount of photos. Because you'll never see it again. You won't be able to take the photos later. And once you're a few months into it, you're definitely going to want all the pictures you can get from before so you can compare yourself then to now.

If you can manage, measure yourself with tape weekly and keep a log. I'm a few months away from sharing mine with /r/fitness, but if you like numbers, go nuts with it. The change is fun to see and it'll help you stay on track.

u/waltrop9812 · 1 pointr/normalnudes

It hurts me to hear you say something like that. Don't do the starving thing, forget about fad diets. The links below are all you need. I know it seems trite, but I literally read a 500 page book ([Deep Nutrition by Dr. Catherine Shanahan[(https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Nutrition-Your-Genes-Traditional/dp/1250113822)) and the 2 links below dispense with the fluff and just give you the action items that will get you healthy.

u/tplaider · 1 pointr/nutrition

Mindless Eating. It was written by a food scientist/researcher. It is so interesting and the author is a good writer! Check out his website as well as Amazon! It's not really about general nutrition, but more about the psychology behind why we eat.

http://mindlesseating.org/
http://www.amazon.com/Mindless-Eating-More-Than-Think/dp/0553384481/ref=pd_sim_b_8

u/part1yc1oudy · 1 pointr/nutrition

Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating might be what you're looking for! Written for regular people and just science-y enough.

u/cdngrleh · 1 pointr/suggestmeabook

This might not seem to fit given the title, but depression/anxiety/general malaise are symptoms of adrenal fatigue. Anyway I found this book really helpful.
https://www.amazon.com/Adrenal-Fatigue-Century-Stress-Syndrome/dp/1890572152/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

u/sharpsight2 · 1 pointr/Hypothyroidism

>I battled hypoglycemia daily and the continuing weight gain even though I ate better than all of my peers and most of my elders.

I'm not sure what "eating better" meant to you, but the conditions you describe make me suspect you were not eating well at all. Here's a list outlining a good nutritious diet, with more information here.

In case you've not come across it yet, a book that you might find very helpful is by James L Wilson ND DC PhD, called Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Syndrome. He claims on his website to have been the originator of the term "adrenal fatigue" in 1998.

Glad to hear you found a natural remedy - the best kind. Sprinkling ground kelp on your salads and whacking some in soups & stews is a great way of getting thyroid-supporting iodine as well. And avoid non-fermented iodine-inhibiting soy at all costs.

u/RagingRenob · 1 pointr/Fitness

> I recommend doing the exact opposite of everything the govt says you should do.

Haha, that's somewhat of a running joke at LewRockwell.com.

Rockwell's Law: Always believe the opposite of what state officials tell you, and the corollary, always do the opposite of what they advise you.

Your dietary advice does run inline with the advise given by Dr. Walter C. Willett the author of Eat Drink and Be Healthy he said he would take the food pyramid and flip it upside down. FYI - This book was co-developed by the Harvard School on Public Health.

u/gfpumpkins · 1 pointr/loseit

I serve myself smaller portions on smaller dishes/bowls. And then I try to take my time eating.
You might want to check out Mindless Eating. The author discusses how different groups have figured out how to get us to eat more, and how you can reverse those same ideas to help you eat less.

u/demotu · 1 pointr/Paleo

I am not a parent (and this comment is a little old), but I've heard good things about the Child of Mine approach to feeding young kids, in a way that balances their ability to choose with the parent's desire not to end up catering to kids' often picky and unhealthy desires.

The summary is the parent depends what, when, and where, and the child decides whether and how much.

u/GingerGrindr · 1 pointr/insanepeoplefacebook

These are recommendations from my friends:

The Ethics of What We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter

Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition

Cowspiracy which is a documentary available on Netflix.

I haven't read or watched any of these but my friends are smart people and this is what they recommend. I'm also going to read these and watch Cowspiracy so I'm more current with my information. Also this website (click on Food Justice: Know The Issues): http://www.foodispower.org/

u/ms-underhill · 1 pointr/glutenfree

Hey there. I've been getting migraines since I was 3, I'm 30 now. Two years ago I had a major change in frequency and type of migraine, I kept getting my old, occasional migraine, but on top of that was an almost daily migraine that started above my left eye and radiated out. I had that one for about a year, solid.

I believe you are not in the US, so I don't know if the same meds are available to you, but I'll tell you everything that I did.

I've taken Maxalt, but I am now mainly on Sumatriptan and Naratriptan. I can layer those if one alone doesn't work. If neither of those knock out a migraine, I can go to a nurse's clinic and get a shot of Toradol. My doc put me on a daily dose of Nortriptyline; at one point I was taking 40 mg of it. I experienced a lot of side effects from the Nortriptyline, but it worked at cutting the daily migraine down to a few times a week. I eventually weaned myself off of it because I couldn't handle the side effects any more.

I started changing everything in my life to see what else could be causing the migraines. I've been gluten free for a few years now (that's one of my triggers), so I cut down on caffeine and sugar, but I also switched over to a fresher diet. I try to minimize the amount of preservatives in my diet, especially avoiding deli meat. I started working out regularly and going to acupuncture, too.

All of this helped, to a point; I was still getting migraines without being able to find a cause. I started reading about the gut's connection to everything in the body, and I realized that a lot of my problems could be traced back to medical issues I experienced as an infant. I decided to get The Immune System Recovery Plan and talked to my GI and acupuncturist about following her diet. They both agreed it was worth a try. Definitely talk to a doc before trying any major changes. The point of this diet is to re-balance the bacteria in the gut and to help fix what is called "leaky gut." There are four diets to follow, and they can be overlapped. They focus on gut bacteria, adrenal stress, the liver, and leaky gut.

I'm nearing the end of the intensive part of the (combined) diet and I am feeling so much better. The past two weeks I have gotten one migraine each week, but they were fairly minor and went away easily with one medication. I am hoping that the migraines will reduce even more as my body continues to adjust.

Wow, sorry for the wall of text. I hope this helps.

u/johnsassar · 1 pointr/AskReddit

You must read this book if you want to lose weight:
http://www.amazon.com/Eat-Drink-Be-Healthy-Harvard/dp/0684863375

It's science.

u/annieloux · 1 pointr/nutrition

I really enjoyed this book.

u/EastCoastRedBird · 1 pointr/loseit

Pen and paper route is fine! I really liked dietminder

u/nkleszcz · 1 pointr/nutrition
u/estherfm · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

This book. (Or anything that fits on my book list. Used is great!)

Thank you Santa!

u/fietsvrouw · 1 pointr/keto

When you get in there and make an account, it will ask you to set your goals. Go ahead and let them walk you through there, and then when you are on the homepage, click goals, select custom, and you can set your macronutrients the way you need them for keto. You can also change what you track if you click on food, and then go to settings on the food page. I track fiber instead of sugar because it makes tracking net carbs easier.

I use MFP every day, but to be honest, I went onto Amazon and ordered a little food journal. I like it better because I can easily leaf through and put in notes about vitamins, how you were feeling etc.

u/theoryface · 0 pointsr/freeideas

I'm sorry, but any post about nutrition coming from someone who "ate nothing but McDonalds all summer" is invalid here. You clearly don't know very much about the subject matter. For example:

> You can become unimaginably fat eating apples if you try hard enough.

No you can't. It's a negative calorie food.

Trust me, I see your point, that's there's more to dieting than just making sure you eat the right foods. It's the same problem Lean Cuisine faces, right? You can't just eat their foods and become magically thin, there's more to it than that. But I see your hangup as something a little disclaimer can take care of.

This website idea is less like a full-on diet plan (no nutrition info, remember?) and more like "Eat This Not That". In a no-nonsense way it can debunk the irrational dieting decisions we sometimes let ourselves make ("Oh, one piece of cheesecake can't hurt, and Tammy's birthday just comes once a year!"). It also can provide clarity to some people who really need it ("Is peanut butter bad for me? There's a lot of fat..."). Finally, it's a kick in the ass - maybe if you knew this website would say "Not Eat" about that hamburger, you're more likely to stay in and have soup instead. In this way, you don't even have to use the web site for it to work.

But c'mon, a "horrible idea"? How can it be a horrible idea to have a site that suggests getting a fettucine noodle bowl from Healthy Choice over the fettucine at Olive Garden? No, it would not be an end-all dieting solution, but that's undeniably helpful.

u/bobnb · -1 pointsr/todayilearned

I read a book on this a couple years ago. It's much worse than "the last 50 years". If you look at the history of our produce, very few veggies are anything close to their original forms. They have been progressively selected for size, yield, and sugar content. Meanwhile, nutrient content has taken a nose dive. The best choice is to do your research and grow the wilder varieties. Also foraging.

u/JarJizzles · -4 pointsr/science

Except I doubt particle physics gets very much funding relative to other subjects which the government/industry has a much bigger interest in, like oh, I dunno, nutrition and agriculture for example.

"The thing to keep in mind about the USDA Pyramid is that it comes from the Department of Agriculture, the agency responsible for promoting American agriculture, not from the agencies established to monitor and protect our health." It's no wonder that dairy products and American-grown grains such as wheat and corn figure so prominently in the USDA's recommendations.

http://www.amazon.com/Eat-Drink-Be-Healthy-Harvard/dp/0684863375

Agendas are everywhere. Not disclosing where funding comes from is a huge step backwards for science. Agendas can be both conscious and subconscious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bG7EFhMw8w