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Basic human physiology & nutrition in schools
Should a greater emphasis be put on basic physiology and nutrition to be taught in schools. With some of the things you see people ask around here, it seems that a lot could be accomplished with teaching people the basics about carbs, protein & fat and how the body processes the food that you eat. Maybe it would head off…
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This is just history. Isn't it?
http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/mobile/article.aspx?articleid=2548255&ref=drnweb.repubblica.scroll-1
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Scared at what I am reading
I can't believe that people are still even using the word diet. This is a rant but I am willing to debate. If you excessively cut calories and starve yourself and add to this with excessive exercise you will regain any weight you lose. You will waste your life in your head and in the gym. Just eat enough that you are…
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Paying the healthcare costs of obesity
Sonce a tax on junk food isn't popular, what are suggestions how the US can pay the increased health care costs of obesity and related conditions? For purposes of.this qiestion, raising taxes on"the rich" or corporations isn't an acceptable answer.
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|| Coffee & Fitness Motivation ll-- Thoughts on YouTube Fitness
Good morning all! Happy Thursday! The sun is already out and for the first time this week I'm off to an early start, what is this life?? Haha. Anyways, I had a new low weigh in this morning so I'm feeling exceptionally motivated and determined to make to day a hell of a good one...as it should be! Currently, I just made a…
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blood type diet. Does it work?
How effective is the blood type diet? And is it scientifically proven to aid in optimal health or not? Would like to hear some opinions out there..
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Eat What You Like. New study finds Glycemic Index found too unreliable to be useful.
This one is funny because I actually thought there was something to the glycemic index. Lots of diabetes in my family so have been exposed to this for awhile. Abstract: ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2016/09/06/ajcn.116.137208.abstract One article:…
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Why do people overeat and/or become obese? Is it harder than average for some to lose weight?
On different threads I've seen people saying that weight loss is more complex than CICO. I don't think they all mean that CICO doesn't work (though a few do); I suspect they're trying to say that, for them, either Calories In is harder to limit or that Calories Out is harder to achieve than for the average person. On a…
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How effective is the Ketogenic diet?
Is this diet healthy and will your body really become a fat burning furnace? What are your views?
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Do you think these thoughts about UK kids health issues apply to other countries?
telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/09/03/modern-life-is-killing-our-children-cancer-rate-in-young-people/ Old people dying is kind of normal but I find it painful when kids have growing health issues like this.
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The repackaging of the diet and fitness industry
You hear it every year: "This diet/exercise plan is a BREAKTHROUGH after years of other failing plans!" The truth is that practically every diet and exercise plan has already been featured at one time or another in the last 50 years or so. It's just repackaged in prettier advertising, infomercials and graphics. What ever…
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Anyone fail on a bio hacking diet?
I receive a lot of negative comments whenever i mention this topic, but it works really well for me as well as anyone else ive influenced to try it. What do you guys think?
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Is it indicating being obese lowers intelligence or can lead to obesity?
telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/13/fat-people-are-less-intelligent-than-those-who-are-not-overweigh/
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FDA approves stomach pump
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2016/06/15/fda-obesity-weight-loss-aspire-assist-device-pump-food-stomach/85915870/ The notion of draining the stomach.contents with an external port is unsettling to me.
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Best and Worst Weight Loss Experts
In your opinions, who are the best and worst weight loss experts/gurus out there?
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Do People not Understand what Debate Means?
I have seen repeated posts in the debate forums that are not topics for debate, they are questions about weight-loss of lack of it, exercise, and diet, that is, how to and why questions, not what do you think about this topic of debate. That leads to the question in the title, "Do people not understand the meaning of the…
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Hot topics! Sugar in fruit
Hello fitness pals! Everyone knows that fruit is good for you, but does it have TOO much sugar? Eating fruit and eating sugary processed foods have different effects on the body. Fruit gives you a natural energy; it has protein, carbohydrates, fibre, fats etc. whilst the latter produces the opposite effect. Fruit sugar is…
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Protein intake to maintain optimum physical performance myth?
Thoughts? Physically active individuals: It is commonly believed that athletes should consume a higher-than-normal protein intake to maintain optimum physical performance. However, since compelling evidence of additional need is lacking, no additional dietary protein is suggested for healthy adults who undertake resistance…
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What do you think of somatotypes?
Doesn't seem right to me, I have traits of all three. Plus anyone can be overweight? I found it discouraging because it suggested people of ''my type'' had underdeveloped muscle or were slow to build it- I thought it was just hiding under my fat.
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Fitbit Walking Calorie Burn Estimate
Was curious as to the communities take of FitBit or activity tracker calorie burn estimates for walking. In theory they have your height, your weight, an accurate step count and although I'm sure there is a range of burn associated with athleticism it seems like the estimate should at least be in the ballpark. I also…
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exercise calories on or off?
On or off? Why or why not? More likely to lose more weight if it's off or no? Or does having it on make you workout so you can eat more? Is that good or bad? Just trying to get a discussion going to see different opinions
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Max amount of soy per day?
do you feel there is a limit on how much soy you should ingest daily? Both processed and unprocessed? Just soy in general. Since switching to a dairy free vegetarian, I find my diet higher in soy. Should you limit protein from soy or do you feel it won't hurt you? I am male, but this can be answered for both male and…
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Opinions on soy?
So I can't have dairy anymore and it was getting worse over time. I was able to still consume cottage cheese and cheeses like swiss for example but it's gotten very bad so I had to stop completely. It turns out that I may have Crohn's and am seeing another doctor again this upcoming week because it's been a difficult…
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Sügär
There's a study I read that proves sugar more addicting than cocaine, the science is there to prove sugar as something that needs moderation. The research and study of the many outweighs that of the few. Sugar isn't nessisarily bad, it just needs to be watched.
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Synthesized Meat
(Not a debate so much as a thought experiment. ) Let's say that sometime in the next several years, we develop the ability to create any kind of meat in the lab. Steak, lobster, hamburger -- whatever. We can do it. And it's been proven incontrovertibly safe. Biologically and chemically, the synthesized meat is…
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So... Cinnamon over hyped or dark horse?
I've recently started adding cinnamon to my protein shakes, porridge and other foods for the reported health benefits. My reasoning being (as long as you don't consume copious amounts of it) it's not going to do me any damage its relatively cheap, tastes nice and the reported benefits of reduced inflammation and helping…
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Garmin adjustment
Ok so maybe I'm a dummy but Can someone tell me why I'm in the red on my diary at the end of the day - Garmin figures my steps and adds them into my day and seems to deduct my other exercise. I would think if I have a high number of steps that would give me more of a budge room - my steps are still exercise and I'm still…
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No fruit after dinner
I keep hearing you should only eat fruit on an empty stomach because it digests faster so shouldnt be sitting above your main meal. Thoughts? Me personally, i just had an apple after a 600 cal dinner! I have to have something sweet after a main meal and would rather get it from fruit.
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Vegan
Does being vegan really help your health? What are your thoughts?
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Where exactly is my waist?
"Regardless of your height or BMI, you should try to lose weight if your waist is: 94cm (37ins) or more (men) 80cm (31.5ins) or more (women)" - NHS UK website So where is the waist? I am 5"10, female, 31yo, CW 159 lbs. Here are the variations according to different sources: NHS UK: "So the tip is to measure across the…