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Workout on an EMPTY stomach or after EATING?
I was having this debate with a male friend. After much research I learned that it is best for MEN to workout on empty while WOMEN should eat a little something. Our bodies process differently. But in the end, you should do what you best perform by. So the question is: Which have you been doing and why do you prefer it?
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High-Dairy Diets?
Hello All! So I’ve noticed the general sentiment seems to be CICO = weight loss and the type of food doesn’t matter. No one food is going to increase weight loss or help you lose fat from a specific area. When I first told my Dr. that I was wanting to lose weight, he insisted that I should make sure to keep a high-dairy…
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Yay or Nay: Child Fitness Monitors
I am the mother of a 7 year old, very active and healthy boy that I've thankfully never had to worry about health-wise. He prefers veggies to eating out, is very active and likes water over juice! Personally, I'd never invest in a product such as this (simply due to lack of need) but learning of it has caused me to wonder…
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Are GMOs bad for you?
So, I've learned a lot here on these forums. One thing I'm very curious about but haven't seen any discussion on yet is GMOs. What do you think? Are GMOs bad for us?
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"Dietland" book and AMC series
I downloaded the book from my library after seeing the promo on AMC. Couldn't sleep last night and am 3/4 through the book. Who has read it? Who is planning on watching? Who is boycotting? :lol: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietland Dietland was selected as one of Entertainment Weekly's 10 Best Books of 2015.[7] The…
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Soda Tax?
Do you think there should be a tax on sweet beverages like soda? or maybe even juice?
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Live Below The Line
Hello All, hope everyone had a great weekend! Wanted to share my husband and I have decided to take the 'Live Below The Line challenge.' I've heard of people doing this, but never really found interest before now. In short, it is a challenge taken on a voluntary basis to only consume food and drink valued at or below the…
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Can proper diet fix hormonal issues?
I recently read an article about hypothyroidism and how your diet can influence your hormonal levels. https://healthline.com/health/hypothyroidism/five-natural-remedies-for-hypothyroidism#1 Is this really a thing? I know some people who have hypothyroidism and since they avoid or include certain foods in their diet they…
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calories vs carbs for weight loss
This discussion was created from replies split from: Going Keto from from Monday. Anyone want to join me?. If you would like to debate macros vs calories for weight loss this is the place. As always, please remember to be respectful in your debating. Sincerely, 4legsrbetterthan2 MFP moderator yurita87: I know Keto is…
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That Keto is so hot right now
I was just saying to my husband that I wish this Keto craze would end already. I feel like half the posts on here are about it, I have about 20 facebook friends constantly talking about it, and 65% of the news stories Google sends me about health are keto-related. (And I don't think a lot of people who say they're doing…
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Thoughts on bikini competitors?
Hey everyone! I have been asked recently by a bunch by prep coaches in the gym if I would consider competing in a bikini comp. lately I have been seriously considering it because of my hard work and dedication in the gym as well as diet. I have heard bad rumors about it and don’t know if it would be healthy, or what my…
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Keto Lifestyle Question
Hello All, Hope everyone's having a fab Friday!! Someone mentioned the Keto lifestyle to me recently. Has anyone tried it or is on it and is willing to share their thoughts and/or concerns? I saw a segment of Dr. Oz where he stated his cardiac concerns & suggested to be on it no longer than 90 days. And then transition to…
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Intermittent fasting- just an acceptable way of starving yourself?
I’ve noticed a few people saying that they are combining different types of IF diet (doing 5:2 and 16:8 for example) or limiting their eating window to a very short time. I like IF but part of me is uneasy about the way it makes skipping meals acceptable. What we reckon? Is IF just a way of people disguising disordered…
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Meat only diet
This discussion was created from replies split from: No carb diet. If you want to debate the pros or cons of a meat only diet this is the place. I accidentally deleted a few comments related to eating raw organs for vitamin C. Sorry about that. To those who wanted to pursue that train of thought you will have to start that…
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A blow to the keto
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5958463/Fat-consumption-cause-weight-gain.html Many of internet theories are so destroyed...
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CICO and calorie counting explained by analogy
Pretend you have a car. Okay probably you do have a car but pretend you have a rather unique car. This car has two tanks, a normal tank that you can pump fuel into and another reserve tank that the car can draw from if the main tank is empty. The main tank is rather unique in that it can take a huge variety of different…
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to eat back exercise calories
This discussion was created from replies split from: Not losing - don't know why.
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Can we keep up with the demand?
Happy Friday all! :) In your opinion, after reading, https://moneyweek.com/are-we-running-out-of-food/, do you believe the minds of our time will be able to keep up with the demand of the growing world population? Depending on which article you read, the estimated population in 2050 will be between 9.1 and 9.8 billion.…
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How do you feel about fasting?
I have read different articles and different ideas about fasting and intermittent fasting. I think within reason it can be a great way to cleanse the body and to "reset" your mechanisms. I also think it can be dangerous. What are your thoughts?
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Can you call an ambulance for somebody without their consent?
I went to the gym to spend my lunch hour swimming laps. As I was getting ready to turn into the plaza parking lot, somebody was coming down the sidewalk, about to cross the driveway. His leg was in a cast and on a walker. He stopped to let me go first, but he had the right of way, so I waved him to go. He did, or started…
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Question about research study
Hi, So research studies are done which take numerous things into account to determine something -now after the data is taken they study people and follow them for few years and what not to determine and conclude -good so far? My question is- how come they don't just feed all that data into a computer model and let the…
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"Natural foods" vs "others"
Hi, So umm- I got into a discussion with a person today regarding -well "natural" foods vs "others". I asked so what's so good about natural food versus "others"- Person- well natural food is naturally occuring and has mineral and all versus others have chemicals and ingredients that don't make sense I- Ok , so is one…
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Justify CICO w/ thermodynamics of food!
I’m not arguing cico for weight loss or gain. I’m probably one of the biggest iifym’ers there is. But you can’t argue a calorie is a calorie once it enters the body if it takes a helllll of a lot more calories for the body to digest protein than fat. ESP at basically half the caloric content. Say someone was in a coma at…
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Has Paleo had its day?
I have noticed that whereas there used to be lots of threads asking about Paleo, promoting Paleo, users endorsing it etc - have not seen any of these for a while. Keto seems to have taken over as the new In Thing. I do not follow either but keto seems more defined to me, is a clear plan - whereas Paleo was vague and…
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Food for Thought: Science and Politics of Nutrition
This is not so much a debate topic as watching the "experts" debate diet, nutrition, and sustainability at the Swiss Food for Thought conference.…
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Cutting out coffee or diet coke
This discussion was created from replies split from: Coffee or Diet Coke ?. For those who wish to continue debating that various topics that came up when discussing cutting out coffee or diet coke. P.S I ran out of time trying to split this so I just grabbed everything from the last 3 pages without reading, sorry if some…
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Should junk food be taxed?
What are your thoughts?
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Meta analysis- low carb ain't all it's cracked up to be!
A meta analysis that shows no advantage for keto if cals and protein are held constant. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5568065/ "Figure 2B shows differences in the rate of body fat change between diets with the pooled weighted mean difference of 16 g/d (P <.0001) greater body fat loss in favor of the lower fat diets.…
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The Urban Food Desert Myth
I saw lack of fresh veggies in the city being used as an excuse in another thread. Well, it turns out that it's all a myth. Here are some reading links for the curious, to get the discussion started. Michelle had a great goal as FLOTUS, just wish she had done her homework. To fix problems, you need to work on the actual…
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Step counter and calorie burn
So I walk about 21,000 - 26,000 steps a day... The question is, the calories burned that shows on the tracker, is it acurate? Do we really burn that much? And do you use that as exercise calories?