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Welcome to the MyFitnessPal Community: Debate Club - Please read
š£ļøš„ The Debate Club section is for members to have respectful conversations about controversial topics, such as sugar addiction, and new developments in science and nutrition policy. This forum is meant to give a space for discussions on topics that are often debated, or 'hot topics.' Because of this, we ask that membersā¦
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Posting in Debate
Hey all, We've noticed a lot of folks posting content in this category that doesn't belong in debate. Please feel free to report those to us, and we can move them to the correct category. To report, click "flag" then select "report". Under "reason" select "other" and just write a quick note about the topic being in theā¦
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Unpopular opinions
What unpopular/controversial opinions do you have regarding fitness/exercise/food? No BS broscience, just things that other people find harsh/do not necessarily agree with. It's better if you can back these opinions up with some sort of decent argument. I'll start, I've got a couple I wholeheartedly believe. Unpopularā¦
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Federal guidelines recommend 0.36 grams of protein per lb, NOT 0.8 grams
Hi all, I keep seeing people on this site say that guidelines recommend 0.8 grams per pound of bodyweight. This is incorrect, and may be the result of people confusing pounds with kilograms. A recent NYTimes story cites to a new paper that updates this recommendation slightly, saying that 0.85 to 0.96 g/kg body weight/dā¦
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Fastingā¦woman over 50 yeah or nay
I am on the fence about this topic. Last year I worked with a nutritionist and she supports fasting; starting with 11-14 hrs. My trainer is not a fan of fasting for older. women so much information out there that is confusing and 50/50 pro to con? Any new valid research of this success rate?
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Crazy Marketing Claims in Ads
It seems like they'll tell us anything to sell diet/exercise programs. Would anyone like to share some? Here are a couple of recent ones I saw online (I swear I didn't make these up): and
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10,000 Steps or a Short Walk?
Consistently failing to live up to a smartwatch demand for a daily total step count combining lackadaisical perambulating here and there around the house along with serious intent, I was drawn to this fairly recent research: https://www.perplexity.ai/search/assess-the-fitness-study-sayin-b7Ir41CBQu.et.lRipbyJw#0 Hours ofā¦
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The myth of age and weightloss?
I saw a post about being older and it being harder to lose weight and easier to gain. When you look it up it says a 20 year old man burns 10 - 15 percent more than a 50 year old all else being the same. My question... is all else the same: When i was a kid I played games and sports all day. When i was a teen I played gamesā¦
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Why is Itā¦ā¦
The biggest person in the gym hot tub, dispensing diet and nutrition advice, is the one people hang on their every word. Your turn. Why is itā¦ā¦.
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AI Argues about ... DRUMSTICKS
The following Perplexity responses sought to address my own "perplextity" about getting two very different responses from it and from Google's Gemini on how much protein is in a medium chicken drumstick. Thought others might enjoy it, or have fierce opinions of their own:ā¦
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To Keto or Not To Keto?
Everything I hear is either "OMGGGGG you must go Keto, I lost a bazillion pounds!" Or it's "Don't go keto. The minute you eat anything not keto, you gain SO much weight."
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Do you NEED to deadlift?
Training so many people of different age ranges in my clientele, I was asked one time by one of my older clients on why I don't have him deadlift in our program. He marvels at some of the younger ones deadlifting 315lbs + off the floor. Even girls are lifting 250lbs off the floor. I mentioned to him that based on his goalsā¦
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Who still hates the new format pre 16.10.25
Innefficent, Clunky, cumbersome, feel like I'm losing my way in it and it's a real effort to log food. Pretty sad as I have been using MFP for over 12 years. Anyone else feeling like me???
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The BUNNY debate!
Is a chocolate bunny a bunny? This was asked in the debate forum earlier today! Below is my "official" bunny post from back in 2022, as posted in the Larger Losers groupā¦ What would YOU count as a bunny?!?!?! This is a š°'s nightmare: people eating ALL the bunny food... and leaving none for the poor bunnies!šš 1 bunny = 85gā¦
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What are your weight loss theories?
You probably have attempted to lose weight at least once in your life. You probably gained insight into what works, and what doesnāt work. You might have a few theories into weight loss. Iām interested in hearing them. Iāll go first. These two theories are complimentary. The first is that the majority of people couldā¦
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Thanksgiving
What do y'all think, we tracking on Thanksiving/Christmas or nah? Meā¦ nope. This'll be me: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AV4n5ydUF/
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Unpopular Opinion: Weight Training burns more fat than cardio.
Argument: When you weight train and are in a calorie deficit it is when most of your fat will start to fall off. People believe that cardio is the best way to burn fat but itās quite the contrary. Itāll most likely take away from your muscle before it takes away from your fat. When you weight train and are in a calorieā¦
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Obesity, Processed Foods, and Positing That āExtra Exerciseā Can Eventually Hit a Metabolism Wall
Washington Post 7-15-2025 What causes obesity? A major new study is upending common wisdom. Many people assume obesity is caused by too little exercise and too many calories. But researchers have found inactivity is not the main cause. Obesity is uncommon among Hadza hunter-gatherers in Tanzania, Tsimane forager-farmers inā¦
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Exercise and calorie burn
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2025/07/16/obesity-cause-diet-exercise/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=acq-nat&utm_campaign=MET-DRX-NAT-USA-CONTNTFEED&fbclid=IwdGRjcANhq1tleHRuA2FlbQEwAGFkaWQAAAZDjnix6wEedB4N45LWI8MaRkQy9ycBo0Ns9mpFWbCtSMh3cWqWN_RFkcs34uHFDLBErnI_aem_nfj3iPLAnWrNMhUpqnmUCg&audience=new_audience&utm_ā¦
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver causes
I was diagnosed last year and the specialist was certain that I drank alcohol. Even my last appointment when I was able to reverse my condition, he told me out of all the things that I do, stop drinking alcohol. Well, I believe it's the grams and grams of sugar that they put in our food and drinks, especially high fructoseā¦
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Do you think peptides are the future of recovery or just a passing trend?
Do you think peptides are the future of recovery or just a passing trend?
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Insulin Resistance and what to do about it
I watched these two videos: Dr. Yasmine Elamir Talking with Docs Dr. Brad Weening and Dr. Paul Zalzal They are both talking about insulin resistance, what causes it, how to avoid it, how to deal with it. But their solutions are different. Dr. Yasmine Elamir suggests food sequencing with the protein, fat and vegetablesā¦
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Territorial Gym Peeps
This is so silly, but itās rankling me. Our gym has a huge womenās dressing room, with four spacious U-shaped sections, all with lockers and clothes hanging bars for those not using lockers. I always automatically put my stuff down at the same spot, at the end, under a small hanging bar. I put my moderate sized bag of gymā¦
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Does a Higher Calorie Allowance Make Managing Weight Loss Easier or Harder?
Iām sharing a question I had from another board here, as I can see how it might spark a debate- When you have a significant amount of weight to lose, which usually comes with a generous calorie allowance, how do you strike a balance between eating satiating, nutrient dense foods and including treats so you donāt feelā¦
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Do you force yourself to eat the minimum required/ recommended calories when you're not hungry?
Do you force yourself to eat the minimum required calories when you're not hungry? If you're not hungry due to hot weather, being too tired, if you're feeling unwell or for any other reason, do you force yourself to eat or do you just eat when you actually feel hungry?
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Social Media Influencers Promoting āSkinnyā
sorry to be here with yet another Apple News link, but if youāve got it, this NY Magazine āThe Cutā article is interesting: https://apple.news/AV0OxwuiIS7OV1SV3zfe5jA Itās a bit of a deep dive into influencers, particularly this one, who are encouraging eating disorders without actually āencouragingā eating disorders, toā¦
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Cold Turkey for everything, or ...
What if one has multiple health, fitness adjustments that need to me made in addition to the standard working out and eating. For example nicotine and cannabiis. Ill leave out harder drugs because thats its own war, but still things that need to be overcome also. All at once, cold turkey ?! Are we making a single yes/noā¦
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Social Media : Good? Bad? Indifferent?
How do you feel about social media? How has it affected you, for good or for bad? Other than MFP, Iāve only done Facebook, but dropped off it about three years ago, after turning over the reins as āCommunications Chairā for our HOA. I no longer needed to be on it every day. (No I couldnāt keep your neighborās dog fromā¦
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Is There A Body Fat Percent "Trap" During Weight Loss?
Here's what I think: It's surprisingly common to see posts here about body fat or muscle-mass percent changes that don't really hold together, because many people don't understand the arithmetic. My basic point, because this is going to be long (again): If you care about body composition, convert body fat or muscle-massā¦
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Natty or Not
Do you think it's important for fitness influencers to declare whether they take enhancement drugs or not?