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lithiummetalman
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Apologize if this has been covered before... Interested in information/in-depth books covering sports nutrition for both vegetarians and omnivores. Any recommendations?
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lithiummetalman wrote: Apologize if this has been covered before... Interested in information/in-depth books covering sports nutrition for both vegetarians and omnivores. Any recommendations? My recommendation: Take whole grains like quinoa, millet, barley etc. Mix them, and then cook them in pig's backfat, with some water too I guess. If you mix in hotsauce, then you'll be eating a gourmet meal for dirtbags.
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aerili
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I always advise to check out Nancy Clark's books. She is an RD with a specialized background in Sports Dietetics.
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im no expert but everything ive learned i looked up online, from a body building website, and then run by my roomate (who picks up heavy shit at the gym all the time) so most meals want to be high in lean protein and complex carbs. im not to strict about this part, i usually kinda eat what i want, when i can make a healthier choice, i do it (ie wheat instead of white anything, lean turkey burgers instead of 80/20 burgs). i've found the most important thing is the post workout meal. You need a fast digesting protein (whey protein powder) and some carbs. you need about 50% simple and 50% complex. there are supplements that have this, or you can put some sugar and oats in with your shake. depending on your body weight the exact number, but you typically want a carb to protein ratio of 2:1. so i weigh about 170 and i get about 30g of protein and 60g of carbs. i've noticed, since i've been eating right, i get less cramps, and feel a hell of a lot better the next day. i've also gained about 20 lbs of body weight, while still looking like i have no fat on me. best thing to do is read some bodybuilding articles on nutrition. they know what they are talking about. here are some links, google for more. (if i've said something that contradicts the article, listen to the article, i read this shit a while ago) http://www.bodybuilding.com/...PostWorkoutNutrition
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I am a vegetarian and I have not found anything good. Anything from textbooks to cookbooks. Just it is hard to get enough protein, No shit. Hard for a veg to get protein? My suggestion incorporate high protein snacks, Milk cheese, yogurt, ( if you eat these), nuts, tofu, beans into little snack throughout the day, B-12 is hard to get also read the labels choose some with B-12 in it over something that does not. If you try for just big Protein meals at dinner or any one meal you can only absorb 40 grams of protein ( a lot) at once. Also research foods that have complete proteins vs incomplete proteins.
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Carnage wrote: best thing to do is read some bodybuilding articles on nutrition. they know what they are talking about. I didn't realize bodybuilders had such expertise in vegetarian nutrition, considering most of them eat cans of tuna and skinless chicken breasts like they were the only food left on earth. Thanks for clearing that up. Also, next time I do a backcountry approach and descent of several hours or ride my mountain bike all day, I will make sure to ask a bodybuilder what I should eat.
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Yeah I tried to eat like a body builder for a while thinking it be good for climbing. It might work for bouldering but it leaves you low energy and mentally week for long routes and hard work out days. Eat your complex carbs and you'll be happier. I'm not veg any more but I still have leanings that way, last couple of weekends i've been doing 4 am starts with coffee, granola, evaporated organic milk (non instant=more protean + calcium, mix it up before bed) and hard boiled eggs. Dinner the night before some variation of rice and beans and cheese, pb and j + trail mix + bars + goo during the day. I'm quite happy with the amount of energy this gives me. Edit: Dave Macloed's training blog has some good info about an athletes diet. Mostly he recommends pasta: http://www.onlineclimbingcoach.blogspot.com/
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aerili wrote: Carnage wrote: best thing to do is read some bodybuilding articles on nutrition. they know what they are talking about. I didn't realize bodybuilders had such expertise in vegetarian nutrition, considering most of them eat cans of tuna and skinless chicken breasts like they were the only food left on earth. Thanks for clearing that up. Also, next time I do a backcountry approach and descent of several hours or ride my mountain bike all day, I will make sure to ask a bodybuilder what I should eat. MUSCLE MILK!!!! PROTEIN!!!! HGH!!!!!
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devkrev wrote: aerili wrote: Carnage wrote: best thing to do is read some bodybuilding articles on nutrition. they know what they are talking about. I didn't realize bodybuilders had such expertise in vegetarian nutrition, considering most of them eat cans of tuna and skinless chicken breasts like they were the only food left on earth. Thanks for clearing that up. Also, next time I do a backcountry approach and descent of several hours or ride my mountain bike all day, I will make sure to ask a bodybuilder what I should eat. MUSCLE MILK!!!! PROTEIN!!!! HGH!!!!! don't forget to crack the raw eggs in there, yo.
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lithiummetalman wrote: Apologize if this has been covered before... Interested in information/in-depth books covering sports nutrition for both vegetarians and omnivores. Any recommendations? For vegetarians, the chapter on nutrition for athletes in The Vegetarian Way by Messina and Messina is excellent. For anyone interested in weight loss, my little paper, which you can download here, should get you started. Jay
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justroberto wrote: ryanb wrote: Yeah I tried to eat like a body builder for a while thinking it be good for climbing. It might work for bouldering but it leaves you low energy and mentally week Back on the diet? D'oh! Beat me to it. Jay
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jt512 wrote: lithiummetalman wrote: Apologize if this has been covered before... Interested in information/in-depth books covering sports nutrition for both vegetarians and omnivores. Any recommendations? For vegetarians, the chapter on nutrition for athletes in The Vegetarian Way by Messina and Messina is excellent. For anyone interested in weight loss, my little paper, which you can download here, should get you started. Jay Jay, I've read similar articles to yours recently where it is explained about your body breaking down fat as well as muscle mass. With this being the case, how is it that so many people resort to such rediculous diets as Atkins where they cut out carbs completely? Or at least try to. It makes no sense to me.
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climbs4fun wrote: jt512 wrote: lithiummetalman wrote: Apologize if this has been covered before... Interested in information/in-depth books covering sports nutrition for both vegetarians and omnivores. Any recommendations? For vegetarians, the chapter on nutrition for athletes in The Vegetarian Way by Messina and Messina is excellent. For anyone interested in weight loss, my little paper, which you can download here, should get you started. Jay Jay, I've read similar articles to yours recently where it is explained about your body breaking down fat as well as muscle mass. With this being the case, how is it that so many people resort to such rediculous diets as Atkins where they cut out carbs completely? Or at least try to. It makes no sense to me. Generalizations: Many of the carbs Americans eat today affect insulin sensitivity. When insulin is released, the body is more likely to build muscle and/or store fat. This is why many bodybuilders choose to have a lot of simple carbs after their workout, along with some source of protein. If insulin isn't being spiked/released, then the body is less likely to store fat. By avoiding carbs, one can avoid a spike in insulin levels. Additionally, the water loss initially seen in the first week or two of these kinds of diets is often encouraging to those looking to lose weight. The body's ability to react and adjust to conditions are what encourage ketogenic diets. When people consume large amounts of carbs, the body decreases its efficiency at metabolizing fats, because it can "expect" energy coming from carbs. However, when the body is "nearly" starved of these carbs, it adapts and increases its fat metabolizing abilities. Such diets require STRICT adherence, and can be massively successful if performed properly. Also, foods have a certain "satiety" level. That is, some foods are more satisfying or filling than others. Often, sugary foods have lower satiety than other kinds of foods. As was stated before, bodybuilders know a lot when it comes to diet stuff, more information describing what I just said can be found in this article: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/keto.htm Now, I'm no RD, so Jay may have corrections to make.
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Jul 17, 2008, 8:21 PM
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climbs4fun wrote: jt512 wrote: lithiummetalman wrote: Apologize if this has been covered before... Interested in information/in-depth books covering sports nutrition for both vegetarians and omnivores. Any recommendations? For vegetarians, the chapter on nutrition for athletes in The Vegetarian Way by Messina and Messina is excellent. For anyone interested in weight loss, my little paper, which you can download here, should get you started. Jay Jay, I've read similar articles to yours recently where it is explained about your body breaking down fat as well as muscle mass. With this being the case, how is it that so many people resort to such rediculous diets as Atkins where they cut out carbs completely? Or at least try to. It makes no sense to me. For some reason, popular nutrition is subject to fads. Perhaps because the subject is complex and there's a lot that is still unknown, there is room for people to form opinions, right or wrong. You don't see that in more mature sciences, like chemistry. No one really has an opinion that the composition of a water molecule is anything other that 2 atoms of hydrogen and 1 atom of oxygen. Some people report that high-protein diets give them improved appetite control, so perhaps that's one reason why Atkins-like diets gained popularity. I don't think that the Atkins diet is healthy or even remotely appropriate for an athlete. Jay
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spikeddem wrote: As was stated before, bodybuilders know a lot when it comes to diet stuff, more information describing what I just said can be found in this article: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/keto.htm Now, I'm no RD, so Jay may have corrections to make. My main correction would be that bodybuilders think they know more about nutrition than they really do. Jay
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jt512 wrote: spikeddem wrote: As was stated before, bodybuilders know a lot when it comes to diet stuff, more information describing what I just said can be found in this article: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/keto.htm Now, I'm no RD, so Jay may have corrections to make. My main correction would be that bodybuilders think they know more about nutrition than they really do. Jay Yep. "I ate 4 chickens today and drank 6 gallons of water, and I can't for the life of me figure out where my balls are."
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body builders do know what you need to eat for a long day of backpacking, or climbing or what. you may have to ask, but if you appropriately describe the activity to them, they will give you good advice of what you need to eat. same thing with vegetarian shit. jay: dumbass body builders think they know more than they do, same thing with dumbass climbers. find someone who knows what they are talking about and talk to them. also note, i never recommended simple carbs only. body builders only use simple carbs when bulking up, most of the time they also use complex carbs. simple carbs are used only in the post workout shake to help cause the insulin spike, which ends the muscle break down and starts the muscle repair. so the advice from a body builder on what i should eat during a full day of climbing? good breakfast of eggs bacon, and some complex carbs, like oatmeal. A protein shake when i get to the wall so i dont get hungry, but dont get full, 2 turkey sandwiches(wheat bread) during the day, about 3 hours apart, then a good dinner. i throw a(note: only 1 Gatorade, im drinking mostly water during the day) Gatorade to help keep my energy up. This works for me. I dunno what a vegetarian would do and honestly i dont care. edit: in respect to the atkins comments, the idea is that if your body has no carbs for energy, it will use fats. This kinda fucks with your body though and as soon as you start eating carbs again, you gain the weight back. There are diets out there that help train your body to use fat instead of carbs(or something like that). similarly, you dont eat any carbs, but you do some other shit different. I didnt read up on it, i worry about muscle building, not losing weight.
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Carnage wrote: body builders do know what you need to eat for a long day of backpacking, or climbing or what. [...] so the advice from a body builder on what i should eat during a full day of climbing? good breakfast of eggs bacon... Quoted for properity! Jay
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I have about a months supply of Genotropin (hgh). It's worth about $7000. Think I can sell it on Ebay?
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angry wrote: I have about a months supply of Genotropin (hgh). It's worth about $7000. Think I can sell it on Ebay? damn, you get roided up for that 12d OW send?
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Thanks for the replies! I checked out Nancy Clark's, "Sports Nutrition 4th edition" (thanks aerli) , which is has some very well organized information; her info on dieting is quite similar to jt512's guidelines. Have not checked out the "The Vegetarian Way" yet but def will.(thanks jt512) Thanks for the links to BB, Carnage, definitely has an entourage of articles! I have also perused through some supplemental info: T.Colin Campbell (aka Jacob Gould Shurman): "The China Study" as well as Weston A. Price: "Nutrition and Physical Degeneration" Just need to mull over the info now..... Taunts & advice welcomed!
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lithiummetalman wrote: Ts! I have also perused through some supplemental info: T.Colin Campbell (aka Jacob Gould Shurman): "The China Study" "Jacob Gould Schurman" is not an alias for Colin Campbell. Campbell is the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell Univ. He is also a fanatical vegan, and his China Health Study, which the vegan community holds in such high regard, had a weak design (cross-sectional, ecologic).
In reply to: Weston A. Price: "Nutrition and Physical Degeneration" Weston Price was a 1930s-era dentist who drew pseudoscientific conclusions about nutrition from observations of the teeth of "primitive" cultures. His present-day followers -- members of the Weston Price Foundation -- are low-carb fanatics. There's not much to be learned from either of those sources, besides how not to do nutrition research. Jay
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jt512 wrote: lithiummetalman wrote: Ts! I have also perused through some supplemental info: T.Colin Campbell (aka Jacob Gould Shurman): "The China Study" "Jacob Gould Schurman" is not an alias for Colin Campbell. Campbell is the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell Univ. He is also a fanatical vegan, and his China Health Study, which the vegan community holds in such high regard, had a weak design (cross-sectional, ecologic). In reply to: Weston A. Price: "Nutrition and Physical Degeneration" Weston Price was a 1930s-era dentist who drew pseudoscientific conclusions about nutrition from observations of the teeth of "primitive" cultures. His present-day followers -- members of the Weston Price Foundation -- are low-carb fanatics. There's not much to be learned from either of those sources, besides how not to do nutrition research. Jay Okay, okay. We all see what you're saying. So, when's your book out, then?
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Finished both Price's and Campbell's books... Both books were excellent; the caliber and quality of the books are of such high quality I have officially decided to add the books to my tinder collection
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Here is a new one for you. I have Celiacs Disease and cannot eat anything with wheat, barley, rye, or any bi-products made from those items. Suggestions for losing weight?
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shaylily wrote: Here is a new one for you. I have Celiacs Disease and cannot eat anything with wheat, barley, rye, or any bi-products made from those items. Suggestions for losing weight? Have you bothered to read and attempt to understand my article? Because the principles in it apply equally to someone with celiac disease. Jay
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I say Whiskey, THC and Cliff Bars....your welcome.
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krusher4 wrote: I say Whiskey, THC and Cliff Bars....your welcome. It's "whisky"...if you have to ask, you'll never know.
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I have read many articles just like yours (and more detailed) and ended up very sick! What exactly do you suggest for carbs? I eat a lot of fruit, beans and the like but that doesn't go very far for me. I end up hungary a lot and that means more calories that what is really needed. If I cut fat, then I get incredibly hungary and eat even more while having no energy to move my body. I primarily eat meat and veggies but that is hard to take to the crag. I am not home very often and food that I can eat anywhere is limited. Do you really understand Celiacs and know all the bi-products? I have stumped two doctors and many nutritionist who do not know much about it . HELPFUL advise is what I am looking for.
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Hi shaylily... It's with great trepidation that I go here, but I agree with you. Eating meat/cheese/veggies with very few carbs helps me control appetite better than anything. I don't do the formal Atkins any more, but when I used to, it was very effective for cutting fat, without muscle loss. If you are carrying a positive amino acid balance, you won't be breaking down muscle, simple as that. And Atkins does not advocate eating all the bacon, eggs, prime rib, etc, you want-just enough to feel satisfied. And daily fresh salad greens are a requirement of formal Atkins.
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shaylily wrote: I have read many articles just like yours (and more detailed) and ended up very sick! What exactly do you suggest for carbs? I eat a lot of fruit, beans and the like but that doesn't go very far for me. I end up hungary a lot and that means more calories that what is really needed. That's why it's important to count calories. Plan your meals, and stop eating when your caloric requirements have been met. I think that if I were you I'd lean toward more of a Mediterranean diet. I don't know what you mean by "...fruit, beans and the like but that doesn't go very far for me...". Do you have access to a good Middle Eastern grocery store? The one I shop at probably has 100 different kinds of beans, and 50 different grains (some of which I'm sure are ok with celiac disease, but you'd have to research which ones). The falafel restaurant I often have lunch at has 40 different bean and eggplant based dishes. Other carbohydrates? White potatoes, sweet potatoes, brown rice, bananas, plantain, squash, pumpkin, corn, millet, buckwheat, quinoa, amaranth, teff, soy... You want me to come over and cook for you, too? Jay
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Hi Shaylily, My wife also has celiac disease. Where do you live? If you have a Whole Foods or similar grocery store nearby, they have a decent gluten-free section. We usually keep gluten-free bread in the freezer, and when we go for a day outing she makes her own sandwiches or brings rice crackers. For cooking, she uses a mix of tapioca flour, corn starch and rice flour (keep an eye on the calories if using this, I believe it has more calories per volume than wheat flour). There is also garbanzo, soy and quinoa. Most of what she makes needs to be eaten within a day or it tends to go stale, and it's not always tasty after freezing it. One thing we like to take as snacks are Japanese rice rolls (nori, rice and usually fish). You can buy them at Japanese foot markets or make them yourself and keep them in the fridge overnight. Make sure to use gluten-free soy sauce (Kikoman for example usually contains wheat). If you take them to the crag and keep them cool, they should be good for a few hours. My wife also has her own gluten-free chocolate chip cookie recipe (best I've had), but it's not recommended if you want to lose weight
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onceahardman wrote: Hi shaylily... If you are carrying a positive amino acid balance, you won't be breaking down muscle, simple as that. First of all, you are always breaking down muscle. That's the main reason that a healthy, non-pregnant adult has to eat protein in the first place. Secondly, positive amino acid balance implies that you are building muscle, growing, pregnant, or recovering from disease, so your statement is doing nothing but providing an inaccurate definition of positive amino acid balance. If you were in neutral amino acid balance you'd be maintaining muscle mass. You beg the question whether it is even possible to be in neutral amino acid balance on a low-carbohydrate, negative energy balance diet. Based on biochemistry this should be very difficult to attain, even in ketosis. How do you know you were not losing muscle mass while on the Atkins diet? Were you carefully comparing your nitrogen intake and output on a daily basis? Jay
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angry wrote: I have about a months supply of Genotropin (hgh). It's worth about $7000. Think I can sell it on Ebay? Did another plane crash in the Valley?
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jt512 wrote: justroberto wrote: ryanb wrote: leaves you low energy and mentally week Back on the diet? D'oh! Beat me to it. Jay
jt512 wrote: Quoted for properity! Jay Aha... after all your skepticism, you've gone on the diet too... does that count as an "endorselment"? :)
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In reply to: How do you know you were not losing muscle mass while on the Atkins diet? Were you carefully comparing your nitrogen intake and output on a daily basis? No. I was in PT school, and the exercise science lab had an immersion tank for body fat analysis. Over 95% of my 20 lb weight loss was adipose. I recognize your expertise in this area, Jay, and don't wish for an argument here. But my anecdotal evidence is "it works for me."
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I've been in ketosis (not from atkin's...i'm type one diabetic) and it sucks ass. Jay's advice/article is great (and his obsession with the pedantic codification of language makes it read real good). I particularly liked his explanation of how it is possible to deplete ones reserves through high protean low carb diets. This is a real effect to watch out for. I've been concentrating on longer routes with approaches (a friend and I did a sustained alpine 5.11+ IV this last weekend) and longer training days to match and am finding weight loss is not as big an issue as maintaining enough energy to avoid bonking...I say eat however lets you climb the most and your climbing will improve. On long days I crave carbs. Mark Twight and others have written about how they eat on long climbs (power bars and goo packets). Cyclists have some good info too. There is a sushi bar recipe developed by Olympic cyclists at: http://www.nytimes.com/...ed=2&oref=slogin I think they are even glutard (meant affectionately, its a term coined by a gluten intolerant friend) safe?
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onceahardman wrote: In reply to: How do you know you were not losing muscle mass while on the Atkins diet? Were you carefully comparing your nitrogen intake and output on a daily basis? No. I was in PT school, and the exercise science lab had an immersion tank for body fat analysis. Over 95% of my 20 lb weight loss was adipose. I recognize your expertise in this area, Jay, and don't wish for an argument here. But my anecdotal evidence is "it works for me." Though your muscle mass loss was apparently modest, five percent of your weight loss was apparently from lean body mass, indicating that you were in negative protein balance. In contrast, it has been documented in a well-controlled study [1] that, with the levels of dietary protein, carbohydrate, and fat I recommend, combined with resistance training, actual positive protein balance (that is, net muscle mass gain) can be achieved while body fat is simultaneously lost. To my knowledge this has not been shown for a low-carbohydrate diet. Jay Reference: 1. Demling RH, DeSanti L. Effect of a hypocaloric diet, increased protein intake and resistance training on lean mass gains and fat mass loss in overweight police officers. Ann Nutr Metab. 2000;44(1):21-9.
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Sure, come on over - I'd love to have you cook for me!
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I think the article nailed my fustration on-the-head. I am not finding a carb/protein/fat balance that works. I got so messed-up before diagnosis that I am trying to figure it out from scratch. Rice, beans and potatoes are currently unappetizing and sometimes kickstart my acid reflux. I don't have an explanation of why. These foods just make me go "yuck." I love the term glutard and will use it often!
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shaylily wrote: Sure, come on over - I'd love to have you cook for me! Actually, you wouldn't. My girlfriend, maybe. Jay
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Hi Crack - Whole Foods, Trader Joes, and a ton of ethnic grocery stores are currently about 1-1.5 hours away. I just moved and didn't think about the lack of ethnic culture here. The upside is that I knocked off about an hour from climbing outdoors. Feel free to pass along some good recipes!
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Helpful, thank you! I am obsessed with nutrition and how the body works. Every little bit of info, even repeated, gives me a better understanding of what I should eat. It's such and interesting and important topic for an athlete, so much to learn.
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Hey, shaylily, have you tried quinoa yet? Cooks pretty much like rice, gluten-free, way tastier than plain rice IMO... And supposedly has more protein per serving and more 'complete' protein than rice, though I can't say that i ever looked at nutritional breakdown of both side-by-side. Check this website for some gluten-free baking ideas: http://www.glutenanddairyfree.com/ (My friend runs this one-- she has daughter with Celiac) You can order gluten-free stuff online, too, if Whole Foods is too far. And do you know where Mustard Seed Market is in Solon? Maybe a bit closer for you if you are in Akron. They carry a lot of gluten-free stuff.
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I've tried quinoa on numerous occasions, but have never really liked it. Maybe it was the way it was prepared, but it tasted like rancid cardboard to me.
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getout87 wrote: I've tried quinoa on numerous occasions, but have never really liked it. Maybe it was the way it was prepared, but it tasted like rancid cardboard to me. Maybe you bought it rancid? Or maybe you just have the wrong taste receptors, LOL. Everything is possible, of course... after all, there is a gene that makes some people swear that cilantro tastes bitter and smells like cockroaches... And some people are way more sensitive to "cabbage" taste than others. Oh, and couple more gluten-free suggestions would be millet and amaranth. But they are a bit trickier to prepare, IMO.
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for sports nutrition i go with john berardi. his 7 principles article is a good one to start with, i think. http://www.johnberardi.com/articles/nutrition/index.htm the most important ones for me in terms of feeling energized all day are to eat every 2-3 hours and eating veggies/fruit and lean protein with every meal. or course, the principles are hard to follow when you're camping for a long weekend...
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Jay, this:
In reply to: Weight loss occurred in all three groups over the 24 months but was greater in the Mediterranean and low-carb groups. In men — who made up the bulk of the study cohort — weight loss was greatest in the low-carb group, whereas women — just 45 in the study cohort — appeared to lose more weight on the Mediterranean diet. When the analysis was performed just in the 272 "completers" who adhered to the diet for the entire study period, the pattern of weight loss associated with each diet was similar. Weight loss Group Low-fat (kg) Mediterranean (kg) Low-carb (kg) All patients –2.9 –4.4 –4.7 All completers –3.3 –4.6 –5.5 Men –3.4 –4.0 –4.9 Women –0.1 –6.2 –2.4 Changes in lipid parameters were also most striking in the low-carb and Mediterranean-diet groups. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) increases and triglyceride decreases were most pronounced in the low-carb group, while reductions in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol were greatest in the Mediterranean-diet group. Reductions in total cholesterol/HDL ratio were greatest in the low-carb group, closely followed by the Mediterranean-diet group. Lipid changes Parameter Low-fat (mg/dL) Low-carb (mg/dL) Mediterranean (mg/dL) HDL +6.4 +8.4 +6.3 LDL –0.05 –3.0 –5.6 Triglycerides –2.8 –23.7 –21.8 Total cholesterol/HDL ratio –0.6 –1.1 –0.9 Is from a medline review of this paper:
In reply to: Shai I, Schwarzfuchs D, Henkin Y, et al. Weight loss with a low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or low-fat diet. N Engl J Med. 2008;359:229-241. The Medscape article is here, but you may need to open a medscape account to access it: http://www.medscape.com/...n=17&uac=84639BR
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onceahardman wrote: Shai I, Schwarzfuchs D, Henkin Y, et al. Weight loss with a low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or low-fat diet. N Engl J Med. 2008;359:229-241. I've read the paper. The study adds to the evidence that people can lose weight in the short term by following a low-carb diet, often without counting calories, due, presumably, to a short-term reduction in appetite. Although the study lasted two years, all the weight loss occurred in the first few months (this was true in all three diet groups). Unfortunately, the paper does not include body composition data, so we cannot say how much of the weight lost was body fat. Whether a low-carb diet is healthy in the long run remains an open question. Jay
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jt512 wrote: climbs4fun wrote: jt512 wrote: lithiummetalman wrote: Apologize if this has been covered before... Interested in information/in-depth books covering sports nutrition for both vegetarians and omnivores. Any recommendations? For vegetarians, the chapter on nutrition for athletes in The Vegetarian Way by Messina and Messina is excellent. For anyone interested in weight loss, my little paper, which you can download here, should get you started. Jay Jay, I've read similar articles to yours recently where it is explained about your body breaking down fat as well as muscle mass. With this being the case, how is it that so many people resort to such rediculous diets as Atkins where they cut out carbs completely? Or at least try to. It makes no sense to me. For some reason, popular nutrition is subject to fads. Perhaps because the subject is complex and there's a lot that is still unknown, there is room for people to form opinions, right or wrong. You don't see that in more mature sciences, like chemistry. No one really has an opinion that the composition of a water molecule is anything other that 2 atoms of hydrogen and 1 atom of oxygen. Some people report that high-protein diets give them improved appetite control, so perhaps that's one reason why Atkins-like diets gained popularity. I don't think that the Atkins diet is healthy or even remotely appropriate for an athlete. Jay Atkins diet had my mom hospitalized, it made her so sick. I don't think it's healthy for most people. Regardless of weather or not they are athletes.
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onceahardman wrote: krusher4 wrote: I say Whiskey, THC and Cliff Bars....your welcome. It's "whisky"...if you have to ask, you'll never know. You're wrong, it's both. The difference between the two can be quite significant, but it doesn't make "Whiskey" incorrect. If you have to ask...
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climbs4fun wrote: jt512 wrote: climbs4fun wrote: jt512 wrote: lithiummetalman wrote: Apologize if this has been covered before... Interested in information/in-depth books covering sports nutrition for both vegetarians and omnivores. Any recommendations? For vegetarians, the chapter on nutrition for athletes in The Vegetarian Way by Messina and Messina is excellent. For anyone interested in weight loss, my little paper, which you can download here, should get you started. Jay Jay, I've read similar articles to yours recently where it is explained about your body breaking down fat as well as muscle mass. With this being the case, how is it that so many people resort to such rediculous diets as Atkins where they cut out carbs completely? Or at least try to. It makes no sense to me. For some reason, popular nutrition is subject to fads. Perhaps because the subject is complex and there's a lot that is still unknown, there is room for people to form opinions, right or wrong. You don't see that in more mature sciences, like chemistry. No one really has an opinion that the composition of a water molecule is anything other that 2 atoms of hydrogen and 1 atom of oxygen. Some people report that high-protein diets give them improved appetite control, so perhaps that's one reason why Atkins-like diets gained popularity. I don't think that the Atkins diet is healthy or even remotely appropriate for an athlete. Jay Atkins diet had my mom hospitalized, it made her so sick. I don't think it's healthy for most people. Regardless of weather or not they are athletes. How's that diet working? ...I figured while we have the spelling/grammar Nazi thing going I might as well continue on the theme. *triple checks for any errors*
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JT - Are you aware of anyone studying a variety of low-carb diets over the long-term?
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In reply to: You're wrong, it's both. The difference between the two can be quite significant, but it doesn't make "Whiskey" incorrect. If you have to ask... AB, it was tongue-in-cheek. In my opinion, whiskey sucks, but whisky kicks ass...and I don't have to ask.
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onceahardman wrote: In reply to: You're wrong, it's both. The difference between the two can be quite significant, but it doesn't make "Whiskey" incorrect. If you have to ask... AB, it was tongue-in-cheek. In my opinion, whiskey sucks, but whisky kicks ass...and I don't have to ask. You're wrong.
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shaylily wrote: JT - Are you aware of anyone studying a variety of low-carb diets over the long-term? I wasn't until you asked, but a quick search turned up these:
In reply to: 1: Eur J Clin Nutr. 2007 May;61(5):575-81. Epub 2006 Nov 29. Low-carbohydrate-high-protein diet and long-term survival in a general population cohort. Trichopoulou A, Psaltopoulou T, Orfanos P, Hsieh CC, Trichopoulos D. Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece. antonia@nut.uoa.gr OBJECTIVE: We have evaluated the effects on mortality of habitual low carbohydrate-high-protein diets that are thought to contribute to weight control. DESIGN: Cohort investigation. SETTING: Adult Greek population. SUBJECTS METHODS: Follow-up was performed from 1993 to 2003 in the context of the Greek component of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and nutrition. Participants were 22 944 healthy adults, whose diet was assessed through a validated questionnaire. Participants were distributed by increasing deciles according to protein intake or carbohydrate intake, as well as by an additive score generated by increasing decile intake of protein and decreasing decile intake of carbohydrates. Proportional hazards regression was used to assess the relation between high protein, high carbohydrate and the low carbohydrate-high protein score on the one hand and mortality on the other. RESULTS: During 113 230 persons years of follow-up, there were 455 deaths. In models with energy adjustment, higher intake of carbohydrates was associated with significant reduction of total mortality, whereas higher intake of protein was associated with nonsignificant increase of total mortality (per decile, mortality ratios 0.94 with 95% CI 0.89 -0.99, and 1.02 with 95% CI 0.98 -1.07 respectively). Even more predictive of higher mortality were high values of the additive low carbohydrate-high protein score (per 5 units, mortality ratio 1.22 with 95% CI 1.09 -to 1.36). Positive associations of this score were noted with respect to both cardiovascular and cancer mortality. CONCLUSION: Prolonged consumption of diets low in carbohydrates and high in protein is associated with an increase in total mortality. Publication Types: Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PMID: 17136037 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 2: J Intern Med. 2007 Apr;261(4):366-74. Comment in: J Intern Med. 2007 Apr;261(4):363-5. Low carbohydrate-high protein diet and mortality in a cohort of Swedish women. Lagiou P, Sandin S, Weiderpass E, Lagiou A, Mucci L, Trichopoulos D, Adami HO. Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Athens Medical School, Goudi, Athens, Greece. plagiou@hsph.harvard.edu OBJECTIVE: The long-term health consequences of diets used for weight control are not established. We have evaluated the association of the frequently recommended low carbohydrate diets - usually characterized by concomitant increase in protein intake - with long-term mortality. DESIGN: The Women's Lifestyle and Health cohort study initiated in Sweden during 1991-1992, with a 12-year almost complete follow up. SETTING: The Uppsala Health Care Region. SUBJECTS: 42,237 women, 30-49 years old at baseline, volunteers from a random sample, who completed an extensive questionnaire and were traced through linkages to national registries until 2003. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: We evaluated the association of mortality with: decreasing carbohydrate intake (in deciles); increasing protein intake (in deciles) and an additive combination of these variables (low carbohydrate-high protein score from 2 to 20), in Cox models controlling for energy intake, saturated fat intake and several nondietary covariates. RESULTS: Decreasing carbohydrate or increasing protein intake by one decile were associated with increase in total mortality by 6% (95% CI: 0-12%) and 2% (95% CI: -1 to 5%), respectively. For cardiovascular mortality, amongst women 40-49 years old at enrolment, the corresponding increases were, respectively, 13% (95% CI: -4 to 32%) and 16% (95% CI: 5-29%), with the additive score being even more predictive. CONCLUSIONS: A diet characterized by low carbohydrate and high protein intake was associated with increased total and particularly cardiovascular mortality amongst women. Vigilance with respect to long-term adherence to such weight control regimes is advisable. Publication Types: Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PMID: 17391111 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 3: N Engl J Med. 2006 Nov 9;355(19):1991-2002. Comment in: N Engl J Med. 2007 Feb 15;356(7):750; author reply 750-2. N Engl J Med. 2007 Feb 15;356(7):750; author reply 750-2. Low-carbohydrate-diet score and the risk of coronary heart disease in women. Halton TL, Willett WC, Liu S, Manson JE, Albert CM, Rexrode K, Hu FB. Departments of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA. BACKGROUND: Low-carbohydrate diets have been advocated for weight loss and to prevent obesity, but the long-term safety of these diets has not been determined. METHODS: We evaluated data on 82,802 women in the Nurses' Health Study who had completed a validated food-frequency questionnaire. Data from the questionnaire were used to calculate a low-carbohydrate-diet score, which was based on the percentage of energy as carbohydrate, fat, and protein (a higher score reflects a higher intake of fat and protein and a lower intake of carbohydrate). The association between the low-carbohydrate-diet score and the risk of coronary heart disease was examined. RESULTS: During 20 years of follow-up, we documented 1994 new cases of coronary heart disease. After multivariate adjustment, the relative risk of coronary heart disease comparing highest and lowest deciles of the low-carbohydrate-diet score was 0.94 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.76 to 1.18; P for trend=0.19). The relative risk comparing highest and lowest deciles of a low-carbohydrate-diet score on the basis of the percentage of energy from carbohydrate, animal protein, and animal fat was 0.94 (95% CI, 0.74 to 1.19; P for trend=0.52), whereas the relative risk on the basis of the percentage of energy from intake of carbohydrates, vegetable protein, and vegetable fat was 0.70 (95% CI, 0.56 to 0.88; P for trend=0.002). A higher glycemic load was strongly associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease (relative risk comparing highest and lowest deciles, 1.90; 95% CI, 1.15 to 3.15; P for trend=0.003). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that diets lower in carbohydrate and higher in protein and fat are not associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease in women. When vegetable sources of fat and protein are chosen, these diets may moderately reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. Copyright 2006 Massachusetts Medical Society. Publication Types: Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PMID: 17093250 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 4: Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Feb;87(2):339-46. Low-carbohydrate-diet score and risk of type 2 diabetes in women. Halton TL, Liu S, Manson JE, Hu FB. Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02215, USA. BACKGROUND: Low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets remain popular; however, the long-term effects of these diets are not known. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to examine the association between low-carbohydrate-diet score and risk of type 2 diabetes DESIGN: We prospectively examined the association between low-carbohydrate-diet score (based on percentage of energy as carbohydrate, fat, and protein) and risk of diabetes among 85 059 women in the Nurses' Health Study. RESULTS: During 20 y of follow-up, we documented 4670 cases of type 2 diabetes. The multivariate relative risk (RR) of diabetes, after adjustment for body mass index and other covariates, in a comparison of the highest decile of low-carbohydrate-diet score with the lowest was 0.90 (95% CI: 0.78, 1.04; P for trend = 0.26). The multivariate RR for the comparison of extreme deciles of low-carbohydrate-diet score based on total carbohydrate, animal protein, and animal fat was 0.99 (95% CI: 0.85, 1.16; P for trend = 1.0), whereas the RR for a low-carbohydrate-diet score based on total carbohydrate, vegetable protein, and vegetable fat was 0.82 (95% CI: 0.71, 0.94; P for trend = 0.001). A higher dietary glycemic load was strongly associated with an increased risk of diabetes in a comparison of extreme deciles (RR: 2.47; 95% CI: 1.75, 3.47; P for trend < 0.0001)). A higher carbohydrate consumption was also associated with an increased risk of diabetes in a comparison of extreme deciles (RR: 1.26; 95% CI: 1.07, 1.49; P for trend = 0.003). CONCLUSION: These data suggest that diets lower in carbohydrate and higher in fat and protein do not increase the risk of type 2 diabetes in women. In fact, diets rich in vegetable sources of fat and protein may modestly reduce the risk of diabetes. Publication Types: Comparative Study Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PMID: 18258623 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Since I just found these studies, I haven't read the papers yet; but the abstracts seem to suggest that the source of protein is more important than the quantity. If the protein comes from animal sources, then a low-carb diet may increase the risk of disease and death; whereas, if the protein comes from vegetable sources, a low-carb diet may decrease the risk of disease. That said, I don't know, in practice, how feasible it would be to maintain a low-carb, high-plant-protein diet. Jay
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In reply to: You're wrong. To call you a horse's ass would insult the horse.
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jt512 wrote: Since I just found these studies, I haven't read the papers yet; but the abstracts seem to suggest that the source of protein is more important than the quantity. If the protein comes from animal sources, then a low-carb diet may increase the risk of disease and death; whereas, if the protein comes from vegetable sources, a low-carb diet may decrease the risk of disease. That said, I don't know, in practice, how feasible it would be to maintain a low-carb, high-plant-protein diet. Jay Protein? Wouldn't the type of fat in the different diets have a bigger effect on your health?
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When it comes to nutrition, I tend to to follow two different macronutrient breakdowns: 1. 35/25/40 Protein/Carb/Fat For the protein, I take in lean, complete proteins from animal sources. For carbs, I do my starchy carbs in the morning and immediately after climbing or weights. I use a 4:1 of vegetables to fruits, and I get at least 30 grams of fiber a day. For the fats, I take in a minimum of 10 grams of fish oil a day and try to do a 33/33/33 of mono/poly and saturated fats. If I'm not training as regularly, I'll carb cycle for a couple months before going back to my typical eating. When cycling carbs, I try to get 1 g protein/lb, and the caloric equivalent for grams of fat. I'll then do 5 days of 50-75 grams MAX of carbs, and then have a re-feed day where I eat whatever I want for 1 meal. Then repeat the cycle until I can resume my typical training. As far as vegetarians are concerned, stay away from soy unless you want bitch tits and/or a whole myriad of problems.
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hbbes wrote: When it comes to nutrition, I tend to to follow two different macronutrient breakdowns: 1. 35/25/40 Protein/Carb/Fat For the protein, I take in lean, complete proteins from animal sources. For carbs, I do my starchy carbs in the morning and immediately after climbing or weights. I use a 4:1 of vegetables to fruits, and I get at least 30 grams of fiber a day. For the fats, I take in a minimum of 10 grams of fish oil a day and try to do a 33/33/33 of mono/poly and saturated fats. If I'm not training as regularly, I'll carb cycle for a couple months before going back to my typical eating. When cycling carbs, I try to get 1 g protein/lb, and the caloric equivalent for grams of fat. I'll then do 5 days of 50-75 grams MAX of carbs, and then have a re-feed day where I eat whatever I want for 1 meal. Then repeat the cycle until I can resume my typical training. Is there any point to any of this?
In reply to: As far as vegetarians are concerned, stay away from soy unless you want bitch tits and/or a whole myriad of problems. And this is just wrong. Jay
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jt512 wrote: Is there any point to any of this? Homeboy was asking for some nutrition advice. I thought I'd let them know what I and my friends do. It works well for keeping our energy up and also for body comp (lower body fat).
In reply to: As far as vegetarians are concerned, stay away from soy unless you want bitch tits and/or a whole myriad of problems. And this is just wrong. Jay You should check out the book "The Whole Soy Story" Also, the two nutritionists I like (John Berardi and Johnny Bowden (both Ph D's in nutrition) along with Charles Poliquin and Mike Mahler (two great strength and conditioning coaches (Mahler is a vegan)) all rail against soy. Anecdotally, when I was a vegetarian, I had better luck using quinoa, black beans and grains for my protein sources than I did with soy.
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hbbes wrote: jt512 wrote: hbbes wrote: jt512 wrote: Is there any point to any of this? Homeboy was asking for some nutrition advice. I thought I'd let them know what I and my friends do. It works well for keeping our energy up and also for body comp (lower body fat). Well, I think all those proportions would be difficult to find a factual scientific basis for. In reply to: As far as vegetarians are concerned, stay away from soy unless you want bitch tits and/or a whole myriad of problems. And this is just wrong. Jay You should check out the book "The Whole Soy Story" Also, the two nutritionists I like (John Berardi and Johnny Bowden (both Ph D's in nutrition) along with Charles Poliquin and Mike Mahler (two great strength and conditioning coaches (Mahler is a vegan)) all rail against soy. I don't read popular nutrition books; nearly all are filled with nonsense. I am familiar with the scientific nutrition literature on soy, and there is really no justification for fear that eating soy will cause heath problems. Japanese adults typically eat 1.5 to 2 servings of soy foods per day, with no ill effects. Quite the contrary, nutritional studies of Asians show that soy food consumption is inversely related to risk of developing heart disease, prostate cancer, and osteoporosis. So, your "experts" can rail all they want, but they have misinformed you. Jay
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It's all about what we choose to believe I guess. I'm just not a fan of eating something that was originally cultivated for being a fertilizer
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hbbes wrote: It's all about what we choose to believe I guess. Hopefully, since nutrition is a science, not a religion, it is about what the evidence shows.
In reply to: I'm just not a fan of eating something that was originally cultivated for being a fertilizer I doubt that was the case. Jay
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jt512 wrote: hbbes wrote: It's all about what we choose to believe I guess. Hopefully, since nutrition is a science, not a religion, it is about what the evidence shows. STFU, I'm rite and yer rong. EAt it, pig.
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Well duder, the information I've read about soy (The Whole Soy Story) and even on wikipedia states that Soy was orignially cultivated because it good for nitrogen fixation for crops. As for the Japanese eating upwards of 2 servings of soy food a day, they are primarily eating tempeh and natto (fermented soy products aren't as bad as straight up Soy protein supplementation, or even tofu or soy juice). It doesn't make up the bulk of their diet and it never has. Just like you and everyone else, I choose to believe what falls inline with my thoughts, and if I thought soy was kicking-rad, I'd recommend that people use it. I don't like the phytoestrogens from soy or the possibility of developing a low testosterone level, gynocomastasia.
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hbbes
Aug 27, 2008, 3:06 AM
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sungam wrote: jt512 wrote: hbbes wrote: It's all about what we choose to believe I guess. Hopefully, since nutrition is a science, not a religion, it is about what the evidence shows. STFU, I'm rite and yer rong. EAt it, pig. As long as it isn't soy, I'll eat it
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jt512
Aug 27, 2008, 3:33 AM
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hbbes wrote: Just like you and everyone else, I choose to believe what falls inline with my thoughts... Speak for yourself. I'm not exactly sure what you mean, but I'm pretty sure it's not how I "choose to believe" things, especially things that have been studied scientifically. Jay
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hbbes
Aug 27, 2008, 3:40 AM
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jt512 wrote: hbbes wrote: Just like you and everyone else, I choose to believe what falls inline with my thoughts... Speak for yourself. I'm not exactly sure what you mean, but I'm pretty sure it's not how I "choose to believe" things, especially things that have been studied scientifically. Jay Trying to make replies in 5 minutes chunks != well thought out statements. I came to my conclusions after looking for reasons as to why vegetarianism failed to help me. My research lead me to the conclusion that soy was the main culprit. Since then, when dealing with the topic of nutrition, I now tend to be skeptical of people who push only soy-just as I am skeptical of people who push only low/high ___________ (insert macronutrient). As I said, soy didn't work for me, so I won't recommend it to anyone.
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jason
Nov 5, 2008, 2:14 AM
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I'm not a nutritionist but when I was veg I was stronger than I ever was before. I eat fish, and squid now because I live in Korea. I never could understand why Vegetarians think it's hard to get enough protein. Even if you cut out milk and cheese you could get enough. I lived mostly on Indian food, quinoa, and amaranth and got super strong while on that diet. I also think that vegetarians tend to eat way too much soy. I've read a little about the I'll effects of eating too much soy, and man tits have never sounded good to me. Plus soy can interfere with some medications like for thyroid disorder Don't get me wrong I'm not knocking soy, I just don't think it should be a staple. It does make nice fabric and crash pad foam though.
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olive
Nov 13, 2008, 6:43 PM
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hbbes wrote: As I said, soy didn't work for me, so I won't recommend it to anyone. Soy did not work for you for what? You had to specify it a little more - because the fact that it did not work for your purposes does not mean that it would not work in someoneelse's diet. Noone was really pushing soy in this thread anyway and it is also commonsense to have variety in one's diet.
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Sin
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I've been a vegetarian for about five years now and my diet is pretty balanced out id say. I take 2-3 isolated soy protein shakes a day and a normal meal with vegies, rice, beans or lentils, and veggie patties. I was able to lose about 46 pounds and have kept them off. I try not to over do it with the soy, so I stay away from the soy milk and drink rice milk instead. A homeopath told me that an excess in soy can lead to digestive problems. When i did only eat soy meat and soy milk i was bloated most of the time. Well find a protein shake with the isolated soy protein worked for me.
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