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I think this is the real question. Of course consuming meat can/does have nutritional benefits, I'm not entirely sure why that's being debated. But is it actually necessary in 2016 for us to eat meat? What can meat provide that plants cannot (or cannot substitute)?

Eat at a deficit that is manageable. 1500 was good for me, 1200 made me hangry. Be accurate with your logging. Buy a food scale and weigh all solids. It's tedious at first but gets easier the longer you do it. Remember that you can not log a snack and lie to MFP, but you can't lie to your body. Don't make excuses. Finals…

I run with my black lab. He absolutely loves it! The longest run we've been on is 14 miles. We've had a lot of hours of practice together so just a collar and leash are fine for him. However I did buy a vest with several pockets. So he's my water carrier for those long runs!

This. Nutrient timing isn't all that important. I'm a runner and even after a long run I don't eat for a few hours because I'm simply not hungry. Then the hunger sets in lol.

Correction, Insulin stimulates muscle synthesis. Carbs stimulate insulin release.

Carbs are muscle sparing during calorie restriction because they decrease the rate of gluconeogenesis that's taking place in the body, which slows muscle breakdown. This contradicts all of the advertisements that urge you to buy shakes, and bars, and whatever other supplement. Advertisers are better than real scientists at…

It's a great opinion article. Good to know micronutrients don't matter... guess we can all stop caring about our vitamins!

What are we debating?

Your chances of developing colon cancer decrease as you eat less red meat.

You're probably eating too much protein. The RDA for protein for women is about 50g per day. This is what is required for proper function of processes that require protein. Excess protein, especially if you are in a deficit, is going to be used for gluconeogenesis (turns protein into glucose). The glucose will then follow…

When I was fitted for shoes the girl suggested (strongly) that I go up a half size from my normal street shoe size to prevent my toes from hitting the ends of the shoe when I ran. I've never had an issue with my toes hurting. Just a thought.

I'm almost done with a grueling Clinical Nutrition class at my university and we've actually talked about this. In an attempt to make fish farming more sustainable they're being fed a more plant based diet as opposed to other fish. Because the fish aren't receiving the appropriate nutrition that their body's require, they…

Mine absolutely 100% refuses to drink water during our runs. I have one of those cloth collapsable bowls and everything for him. Everytime we go for a long run and i take a break to grab water I try to give him some and he turns his face away from it lol. When we get back though, he drinks like a camel.

I have a pure black lab who is 4 and he is the best running companion I could ask for. He has been there for all of my struggles and helps keep me going. He is also an infinite energy source. The longest run I've taken him on was 13 miles at a 9-10 minute pace. I was on the floor after and he wanted me to throw the ball.…

Best way to get better at running is to run. Agree with the people above about distance, try to stick to around 10%.. however, if you feel good it's ok to do more. Listen to your body, a day or two off now because your knee hurts (or hip, foot, whatever) is better than having to take 2 months off later because you pushed…

According to my clinical nutrition prof... Force yourself to eat it and after around 14 times your brain will get over it and you won't mind it anymore. Kinda like why a lot of people don't like beer or red wine at first and how "it's an acquired taste" and eventually can down a whole case/bottle in a night.

Organs get tired? What? Lol

Sources please.

So fiber is kinda funny. Insoluble fiber is just parts of the plant that never get digested and exit similar to how they entered. Soluble fiber though never gets digested by the human body. When you eat soluble fiber it follows everything else into the stomach where it gets churned with gastric HCl and several enzymes that…

Complete waste of money. Your body breaks down any protein you eat into individual amino acids (with a few di/tri peptides) and then uses them to make it's own proteins.

Correlation does not equal causation. The first is the actual study, and the second is a tertiary article about the study. This isn't enough evidence though to paint with broad strokes and say that drinking full fat milk has anything to do (from a mechanism standpoint) with how/why diabetes mellitus develops, specifically…

Low carb diets have been shown to be effective for weight loss. However, maintaining the loss is difficult because very few of us want to live the rest of our lives with out bread, pasta, fruit, and all of the other delicous things that have carbs. Losing weight is all about the calorie deficit and patience. It has taken…

It seemed to come off my back/waist/love handles first.. Legs and face shrunk next. Glad that nice belly fat is hanging on for dear life though! I passed my first goal weight and am 4lbs from my second and it's still there!! Ugh! Sounds like I'll be making a third goal..... No regrets, i enjoyed every piece of pizza and…

It is. I'm always slower running on the road. It's a combination of you having to actually propel your body forward. You're forced to push off more to move you forward whereas on the treadmill it always feels more like I'm just picking my legs up. That and wind, elevation changes etc. I use a combination of both treadmill…

So much incorrect/bad science.... Let's start with the easy one; trans fats. You want to get as close to zero of these as possible. They are bad all around. Bad enough that food companies are being forced to eliminate them from their products. Trans fats are common in pastries, donuts, frozen pizzas/meals. The trick about…

Weightloss, no. You probably feel more energy because you went from eating salads/veggies to high carb high fat meals. Where the calories come from doesn't matter for weightloss. But it does matter if you want to meet your nutritional goals. Whole foods have a higher nutrient density than junk food.

I eat 1500 calories a day, am actively training for a 25K and eat back about 65 calories back for every mile I run. If there was a "diet" i aligned to it would be the mediterranean diet as my food choices follow that pyramid pretty closely. I've lost 30lbs. I also eat anything and everything I want on Sundays. I know it…

There's a difference between weightloss and nutrition though. From a nutritional standpoint you should be choosing skim milk (unfortunately, because i love full fat or 2%). When it comes to fat, it's not total that's as important. It's the breakdown of types of fats. You want to limit your saturated and trans fats to as…

I overeat every weekend. I have a maintenance calorie day then I have a "see food" diet day. I've logged the calories from that day and I usually laugh at the ridiculous amount that I consumed. But it keeps me sane and keeps me from obsessing over weightloss. And I love food. I know it's supposed to be there fuel the body…

True "starvation mode" is when body systems and organs start shutting down due to chronic malnourishment. You should force yourself to eat more because logic tells you 1000 calories a day is not good for you. Food is gives you energy in the form of calories as well as supplying your body with the nutrients it needs to…