It's all so complicated!

pwoodroof
pwoodroof Posts: 26 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I don't know about you but I find it intriguing, complicated and confusing looking at modern diet and latest scienctific knowledge on the subject of nutrition, weight loss and health. I've just been looking yet again at how I can reduce abdominal fat. Studies claim that cruciferous veggies like broccoli contain phytonutrients that fight xenoestrogens - chemicals that stimulate your body to store fat and exist due to human pollution from pesticides, herbicides etc. Then I read that raw broccoli contains glucosinolate compounds that form sulforaphane in the body that has potent anti cancer properties.....so I've just eaten 160 raw grams of the stuff. Well....at least I feel full up and it only shows as 56 calories of my daily allowance

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  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Eat a variety and you will be covered. :)
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    Eating those 56 calories of filling veggies is sure to assist you with staying in your deficit today, therefore you will continue to loose fat... What's complicated about that?
  • gianna42
    gianna42 Posts: 5,991 Member
    I agree - love reading latest "research" on those topics but it changes and conflicts constantly. I think that part of it is that what's passed off as "scientific knowledge" often isn't - either it was a very limited study, wrong population, generalizations,etc.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,616 Member
    meganridenour wrote: »
    No, I find weight loss quite simple.

    Me too ... I was just thinking today, when I stepped on the scale and it showed an expected loss, how simple it is, and how it all comes down to the calorie numbers. :)
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,002 Member
    It's only complicated if you make it complicated. I've been there and done that....
  • dutchandkiwi
    dutchandkiwi Posts: 1,389 Member
    In a recent interview Prof Katan (em. professor in nutrition!) stated to ignore media releases and just focus on variety and not too much. Basically what MFP also does and which is the message through the offical nutritional research institutes.

    Using MFP, weighing food and pretty much ignoring everything but offical guidelines made loosing weight quite easy for me
  • pwoodroof
    pwoodroof Posts: 26 Member
    Thank you all.....I appreciate your points about the basics being simple and I agree with that, which is how I have succeeded in losing two stone in 82 days using this app and talking with this community. I do like it's simple calorie consumption approach. I like the support this community provides and the way it works. I guess what I'm trying to say - maybe not very well - is that the nutritional science and concepts can be a little confusing.....like whether it is best to avoid wheat, whether full fat organic milk is better than unsweetened non dairy and those kind of questions. I'm not complaining at all.....I enjoy studying this subject and find it absolutely fascinating. I'm so pleased I started looking at this
  • FitPhillygirl
    FitPhillygirl Posts: 7,124 Member
    There is nothing wrong with doing a little research. However, at the end of the day you have to do what works best for you and your weight loss needs. I've been maintaining for the past 5 years doing it my way and not how someone else who doesn't know my specific needs says how maintenance should be done.
  • ReaderGirl3
    ReaderGirl3 Posts: 868 Member
    edited May 2016
    RodaRose wrote: »
    Eat a variety and you will be covered. :)

    This. I keep track of my calorie intake, eat a varied diet that includes all the foods I like, and that's about it. I've been very successful-not only for weight loss but for better health. I keep things pretty simple and that's worked great for me :)

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