Activated Charcoal?!

lorrpb
lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
edited November 24 in Food and Nutrition
Oh please tell me this is not the next big woo-trend!
http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/activated-charcoal-trend-smoke-mirrors/

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    lorrpb wrote: »
    Oh please tell me this is not the next big woo-trend!
    http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/activated-charcoal-trend-smoke-mirrors/

    Charcoal keto intermittent fasting, washed down with apple cider vinegar FTW! And 45-minute HIIT workouts while wearing a waist trainer.

    :D

    Yeah but you need some Herbalife on top of that
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,342 Member
    Charcoal is good for if you have the bottom-burps.
  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
    I love you guys haha. A quick toast to the next onslaught of people who fall for it.
  • MoveitlikeManda
    MoveitlikeManda Posts: 846 Member
    I thought this was gonna be about brushing your teeth :D
  • Gracie12311
    Gracie12311 Posts: 44 Member
    edited February 2018
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  • Rosemary7391
    Rosemary7391 Posts: 232 Member
    middlehaitch wrote: »
    Nothing new here.
    Before I honed my cooking skills everything was served with a charcoal coating.

    The trends are getting a bit stale so it is probably time for a new one.

    Elderflower is up and coming, sigh.
    Unfortunately I don't think my fav St Germain with bubbles will count.
    I can see the IKEA cordial becoming popular though.

    Cheers, h.

    Elderflower is tasty though! So got to win over the charcoal on that alone...

  • h1udd
    h1udd Posts: 623 Member
    lorrpb wrote: »
    Oh please tell me this is not the next big woo-trend!
    http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/activated-charcoal-trend-smoke-mirrors/

    Right .. I am NOT falling for this one .... I have been suckered in by most other snake oils and "supplements" on trend, but I swear, I am not buying in to this one .. well, not until myprotein start selling it and it gets 4/5 star ratings
  • SarcasmNSass
    SarcasmNSass Posts: 57 Member
    malibu927 wrote: »
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    lorrpb wrote: »
    Oh please tell me this is not the next big woo-trend!
    http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/activated-charcoal-trend-smoke-mirrors/

    Charcoal keto intermittent fasting, washed down with apple cider vinegar FTW! And 45-minute HIIT workouts while wearing a waist trainer.

    :D

    Yeah but you need some Herbalife on top of that

    :D:D:D:D
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Well at least they won't be gassy!
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    When I first heard about charcoal ice cream I knew the end of the world was coming.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    Well at least they won't be gassy!

    MMMMM gritty.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Gracie12311 wrote: »
    This post and the answers are extremely ignorant. Activated charcoal has been around since the beginning of time. It’s used in hospitals for poison victims, those who have overdosed, etc.

    On a much, much smaller scale it’s sold over the counter for those who have true stomach issues. It’s not a trend, a way of eating, or a way to lose weight.

    Big eye roll for those who are so threatened by things or something you don’t know.

    unfortunately i think you have completely missed the point of this thread...

    you say yourself it is useful in some cases... but not for weight loss...

    Oh I see Gracie backed off! I didnt' even see her post. Geez, just because hospitals use a product doesn't mean you should have it for breakfast or that it would accomplish what you think it will.
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