the way your body digests food

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KaciWood19
KaciWood19 Posts: 553 Member
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Hello everyone!

My sister-in-law was told by her doctor to see a nutritionist because the reason she wasn't loosing weight was because she wasn't eating the right foods at the right time so to speak. The doctor told her that the way your body digests certain foods means you should eat somethings at a certain time and other at a different time. Can anyone shed some light on this? I've tried googling it and haven't found anything helpful. I've never really heard anything like this.
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  • PB67
    PB67 Posts: 376
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    Hello everyone!

    My sister-in-law was told by her doctor to see a nutritionist because the reason she wasn't loosing weight was because she wasn't eating the right foods at the right time so to speak. The doctor told her that the way your body digests certain foods means you should eat somethings at a certain time and other at a different time. Can anyone shed some light on this? I've tried googling it and haven't found anything helpful. I've never really heard anything like this.

    Her doctor is an idiot.
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
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    Her doctor is not a food scientist.
  • watergirl626
    watergirl626 Posts: 249 Member
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    Are you sure he recommended the nutritionist for weight loss and not for some other reason (vitamin deficiency, anemia, etc)? I have not heard of eating things at certain times for weight loss, but there are foods that help or hinder each other as far as nutrient absorption goes.
  • Sublimely_Self_Righteousreused
    Sublimely_Self_Righteousreused Posts: 935 Member
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    Yeah, doctors are stupid. They don't know shi*t about the human body. You should recommend to her to google it or go to wikipedia instead.
  • Splasheh
    Splasheh Posts: 30 Member
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    Yeah, doctors are stupid. They don't know shi*t about the human body. You should recommend to her to google it or go to wikipedia instead.
    That's hilarious you called a DOCTOR stupid.
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
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    Yeah, doctors are stupid. They don't know shi*t about the human body. You should recommend to her to google it or go to wikipedia instead.

    Lol they don't know a *kitten* ton about nutrition. Thats what nutritionists/dietitians are for
  • richx83
    richx83 Posts: 334 Member
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    perhaps they were referring to the time it takes the body to break down, process and digest different macros? Protein for example takes the longest which is why it keeps you feeling full for longer.

    Rich
  • Umeboshi
    Umeboshi Posts: 1,637 Member
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    Yeah, doctors are stupid. They don't know shi*t about the human body. You should recommend to her to google it or go to wikipedia instead.
    That's hilarious you called a DOCTOR stupid.
    Ignorant would have been a much more accurate word to use. The doctor's intelligence probably isn't the issue, just their lack of knowledge. ;)
  • Sublimely_Self_Righteousreused
    Sublimely_Self_Righteousreused Posts: 935 Member
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    Yeah, doctors are stupid. They don't know shi*t about the human body. You should recommend to her to google it or go to wikipedia instead.
    That's hilarious you called a DOCTOR stupid.

    What's even more hilarious is you didn't catch the sarcasm in the post.
  • lydaugherty87
    lydaugherty87 Posts: 8
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    Who needs a dr when you have webmd ???
  • Avalonis
    Avalonis Posts: 1,540 Member
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    Yeah, doctors are stupid. They don't know shi*t about the human body. You should recommend to her to google it or go to wikipedia instead.
    That's hilarious you called a DOCTOR stupid.

    What's even more hilarious is you didn't catch the sarcasm in the post.

    I caught it! Actually, I think it dripped off the words onto me.

    Its slimy.
  • Huskeryogi
    Huskeryogi Posts: 578 Member
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    I am hugely wary of any advice that says time of day we eat has anything to do with how much weight we lose. I just think it majorly overcomplicates things. I would follow the doctors instructions which were see a nutritionist. He didn't actually tell her when to eat what. There's a reason he recommended a specialist in the area.
  • richx83
    richx83 Posts: 334 Member
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    I would agree with doctors being stupid, i went to see one for help because i was having chest pains who then proceeded to tell me off for eating a salad for lunch and completely ignored my chest pain complaint.
  • Gigi_licious
    Gigi_licious Posts: 1,185 Member
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    *headdesk*.....to docs advice, not you OP.
  • Gigi_licious
    Gigi_licious Posts: 1,185 Member
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    Yeah, doctors are stupid. They don't know shi*t about the human body. You should recommend to her to google it or go to wikipedia instead.
    That's hilarious you called a DOCTOR stupid.

    What's even more hilarious is you didn't catch the sarcasm in the post.

    I caught it! Actually, I think it dripped off the words onto me.

    Its slimy.

    Guys, guys....not today.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
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    Are you sure he recommended the nutritionist for weight loss and not for some other reason (vitamin deficiency, anemia, etc)? I have not heard of eating things at certain times for weight loss, but there are foods that help or hinder each other as far as nutrient absorption goes.

    Yeah, this is what I was thinking too. Perhaps the doctor is not ignorant or an idiot. Perhaps s/he just knows this person's body and medical history and is giving advice tailored to that.
  • d2footballJRC
    d2footballJRC Posts: 2,684 Member
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    Yeah, doctors are stupid. They don't know shi*t about the human body. You should recommend to her to google it or go to wikipedia instead.
    That's hilarious you called a DOCTOR stupid.

    I'm about 99.999999999999% that he/she was using sarcasm...
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
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    Some doctors are incredible idiots. In March, I went to a doctor for severe coughing (including coughing up blood), mild fever, and body aches. He told me it was just in my head and suggested counseling. 24 hours later I was in the hospital for viral bronchitis with a secondary bacterial infection in my lungs at the same time. I was in the hospital for 4 days.

    Tell your friend to find another doctor.
  • jarrettd
    jarrettd Posts: 872 Member
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    Hehe...what do you call the guy who graduates from Med School at the very bottom of his class??


    Doctor!


    (Sorry, OP...I just couldn't resist!)
  • azQmaster
    azQmaster Posts: 448 Member
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    Yeah, doctors are stupid. They don't know shi*t about the human body. You should recommend to her to google it or go to wikipedia instead.
    That's hilarious you called a DOCTOR stupid.

    What's even more hilarious is you didn't catch the sarcasm in the post.

    I caught it! Actually, I think it dripped off the words onto me.

    Its slimy.

    Rub it in like lotion!

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