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I really feel like this is a side effect of people not understanding nutrition labels. Since everything else is 0 on a diet soda label, the sodium seems to jump out so people mistakenly think it's high sodium.

I wasn't attempting to paint vegans as a monolith -- as a vegan, I'm very aware of internal differences in our community. My point was that if an individual is buying female chicks and caring for them well, they're still contributing to an industry that "destroys" male chicks because there is little demand for roosters.…

Prediction: if we went to that system, we'd quickly have people telling us that body fat wasn't a reliable indicator, that it didn't tell you how fit someone was, etc etc. Many of the people who are critical of BMI would be equally opposed to any sort of metric because the goal isn't to introduce a more accurate system of…

The vegan objection to keeping chickens for eggs is that it's very difficult to source chickens in a way that centers their wellbeing (after all, if there are no roosters, what's happening to them?). It's not necessarily that keeping a chicken injures them, it's that the practice of breeding chickens so that individuals…

People who are reporting doing this are typically relatively active and exercising portion control. Having half a cup of ice cream daily is very different than eating a giant dish. If you're less active or very close to goal, you might not be able to do this without cutting corners nutritionally.

Welcome - I'm sorry this thread is upsetting to you, but the "debate" area tends to be more freewheeling when it comes to discussing topics like this. You may find areas like "Support" to be more useful for you. When people say obesity is a choice, what they are usually saying is that obesity is the result of daily,…

I've read that if you're using a pan that is properly seasoned, then you're not going to get very much iron from it at all. I don't know if there any studies on the topic, but I personally wouldn't count on getting any iron from this cooking method.

How long has it been since you've lost weight? Typically if you aren't losing weight over a long enough period, the answer is that you aren't in a deficit. This could be because you're underestimating what you eat (for example, you're choosing inaccurate database entries or you're using less accurate ways to measure how…

I understand about having to wait to see your health care providers. If you're eating low fat and low protein, it may be worthwhile experimenting with focusing on getting more of these to see if that makes a difference. If adding eggs and fish previously helped you resolve these issues, it's possible that being low fat or…

I've been vegan for about fifteen years. I get my iron and B12 tested annually. I really recommend getting a blood test because with what you're experiencing, you'll want to try to address the exact issue rather than trying to guess at what you might be missing and then waiting to see if your adjustments impact anything.…

I never weigh in when I travel for work or pleasure. It doesn't impact me staying on track. Your weight will read as the same on all graphing until you log a new weight . . . it will look like a plateau when you review it, as the system has no way of knowing the difference between you not seeing a change in your weight and…

The general recommendation I encounter most often is 1 gram per pound of lean body weight, not 1 gram per pound of total weight. I don't think it's ever pointless to strength train.

My husband had the same logic and started with broccoli too. He now goes through multiple heads a week. I went from being the only person in the house eating vegetables to having to hide a bit of broccoli if I want to make sure I have some for myself! :)

I married someone who is a much pickier eater than me. We just got into the habit of preparing our own meals, although we're always willing to share if what the other is preparing is appealing. He didn't eat vegetables regularly until he was in his forties. He began to realize the value of eating them regularly and he…

I live on gazpacho in the summer time, but I'm also a fan of just chopping up tons of fresh vegetables and tossing them with dressing.

I got several notifications at the time, I felt like MFP did a good job keeping me in the loop post-breach.

Haha, after the first two I think I'd stay out of the water forever so I admire your bravery!

Yeah, I buy a mix of organic and non-organic vegetables at my farmer's market. I don't notice a difference between organic and non-organic, but everything that is grown at farms in my area tastes miles better than the same product purchased at the grocery store. And the produce I buy at the "local" section of my grocery…

The point I was trying to make (and obviously failed to do) is that prison is not protecting people from the chronic health conditions that exist outside of prison. In fact, evidence shows that prisoners are more prone to some chronic health conditions.

I'm not disagreeing with you. I don't know what evidence supports the assertion that inmates are healthier, but it doesn't match what I have seen. Sorry for not making that clear. I don't necessarily agree that food is the main issue (I think there are multiple factors at play here), but it probably is an issue.

One of the multiple reasons my first marriage failed is because of my in-laws. Same race, same general background, but they hated the fact that my family didn't have much money. If that had been the only thing, we probably wouldn't have split up but when things get challenging, it's just an extra layer of difficulty when…

There's pretty good data on health conditions in prison (in the US, anyway). Prisoners tend to have more chronic disease than non-prisoners and heart disease is a leading cause of death for former prisoners and prisoners. But some people are going INTO prison with these conditions and prison is a high stress environment…

I've only bonked once or twice, but the first time it happened I remember crying because I wanted to go home but I didn't know how (I was in my home city, in a familiar location). Fortunately I was with a running buddy who understood what was going on.

I think bigotry overall is an illogical and morally incorrect stance. This still doesn't mean that people of different races are "owed" the opportunity to date specific bigots.

I agree that it would be impractically complicated to try to create a tax policy for beverages that successfully navigates all the various drinks we've created. I don't even think we'd have to -- I wouldn't object to a tax on flavored beverages as such, since they're a luxury item. I just bristle at it being touted as an…

Yep, I've tried a bunch of methods and this is also my favorite.

Most MFP database entries have been created by your fellow users and many of them are inaccurate. You'll want to double-check the entries used in your recipe creation to ensure they're accurate. There is also a chance that your book isn't accurate. I have multiple cookbooks that have calorie information and I've noticed…

That's where I feel conversations like this always go: it starts out about obesity, but if we're just taxing hyper-processed foods like diet soda then it's clearly not about obesity, it's just more taxes. I'm not opposed to more taxes per se, but let's be honest: if I'm paying taxes for zero calorie flavored liquids, it's…

Are you pulling up someone's generic entry for "hamburger"? If so, I'd recommend not doing that. You don't know how big their patty is, what the patty was made of, what condiments were used, what the bun was, etc. You'll want to log the individual ingredients (by weight for the most accurate count). A burger can be way…

I've been counting calories since 2015 and drinking beer on average 1-3 times a week during that period. My experience: beer calories count. It's easy to get lose in the weeds of how much we're absorbing of particular calories -- you read that high fiber may result in people absorbing fewer calories, chilling starchy foods…