richardheath Member

What exactly are the toxins that are being engineered into plants?

No necessarily. When I started back up, I did this. Got a pair of Nike at the big box store that felt comfortable in the store, but after running a few miles they killed my ankles. Went to the running store, and they said the Nike weren't supporting my over-pronantion enough. If I had gone to the running store first, I'd…

That should be a meme :wink:

Well, how is a gene for glyphosate resistance going to alter the other nutritional qualities of a food? [Environmental concerns and dubious business practices notwithstanding.] If I grill an ear of corn does it matter if it is GMO or not in terms of nutrition? GMO does not mean processed. It's an upstream factor, not a…

How would GMO affect weight loss? How would having a gene for glyphosate resistance in corn or soy change the produce's calorie content? I don't get it.

Sounds like a time when it would have been perfectly acceptable to smack them around the head with a dumbbell. :devil: YOU can lose the weight. THEY will always be jerks. Keep going! :flowerforyou:

Well you did say Implying that you ARE an expert and that your words on the matter were more reliable than anyone else's. Apparently not.

But if you go about it "right" and get into ketosis in a healthy way with a reasonable calorie deficit, you won't lose the fat any faster than if you simply eat at a reasonable calorie deficit on a more "normal" macro ratio. There is nothing about ketosis (or any other low carb diet plan) that is a magic quick fix for fat…

You get a fast fat loss from a low calorie diet. Which, sensibly, is not what you actually plan on doing. Absolute amounts of carbs don't matter for FAT loss. Low carb diets deplete glycogen - a starch (i.e. a carbohydrate) that you body stores in muscle for immediate energy. The thing about glycogen is that it has water…

Have you explained your expertise in epigenetics yet? Did I miss that bit?

That is good. But why ketogenic?

OP - I think what you are looking for is a basic Biochemistry or Physiology text book.

Like Conium maculatum? Otherwise known as hemlock. Totally natural, so it must be good, right?

Well, I do, so I can... :wink:

Yeah - this is what I meant. Not a mental-health type of stress test!

Go to a Dr and get checked out - you might need an EKG and/or a stress test.

So are you an expert in epigenetics? If we can't take the other poster's opinions into account since they admit they are not, then obviously you are credentialed in this area, or we are free to ignore what you think too, right? But I think what you are doing here is fear mongering based on two things that may or not be…

The rest of your analysis is spot on, Aaron, but the reason for the SD rats is to give as big of a signal as possible. If you used "normal" rats, the spontaneous rate of cancer is going to be less than 1%. For the sake of math, lets say 1%. So you would need 100 rats per cohort to see one in the control group get cancer.…

You can also do it by body weight. Not sure how much you weigh, or what your % bf currently is. So I'm just going to take 200 lb and 30% bf as an example (sorry if that is way off!). With those numbers, lean body mass (LBM) is 70% of 200 or 140 lb. Protein is important when on a calorie deficit, as it helps you maintain…

So... fecal transplants from fit healthy people to obese people is going to be the next weight loss fad, right? Ick.

Yeah, I know right?

Carbohydrates have the general formula C6H12O6. Basically they are sugars, from "simple" sugars like glucose through starch to indigestible stuff we call fiber. Complex ones are broken down to simple ones by digestion. People hate them because they don't understand science. Strictly speaking, we do not need to eat carbs.…

I sincerely doubt that that was a scientist saying that. Maybe Dr Oz, but we all know he's a quack anyway.

I don't think there is one "right" answer. Some people will say don't bother with cardio at all, some will say do lots. Some will say lifting faster is cardio... To maintain lean body mass right now, keep lifting. 3 days per week might be enough, as recovery is important. Do some cardio because it is good for your overall…

Get on a progressive lifting program now, like New Rules, Starting Strength, Stronglifts etc. Eat enough protein with a reasonable calorie deficit. This way, you will at the very least retain your current muscle, get stronger and lose body fat. You might make some small muscle gains if you do everything right and are very…

Your sweat and pee contain some sodium. The more you drink, the more you pee, the more sodium you remove.

"Bad" is a very subjective word! Unless you already have high blood pressure, current thinking is that you don't need to worry about salt as much as previously thought. So it is unlikely that 180 mg is going to send you to the hospital. Eat it, and enjoy! If you do have high blood pressure, then it is OK to eat as long as…

This is all true! I try to get about the same amount of protein as you, and it works fine for me. My blood sugar seems happy with that amount. I would recommend you get a glucose meter so you can check yourself. I find I can eat some white rice with a meal that includes fat and protein. I don't do low carb, but I do have…

So what exactly is your point again then? No-one is saying you should ingest it simply because it is safe. The point of this thread is to say if you CHOSE to do so, it will not kill you (assuming you don't have PKU or some other specific medical reason, of course). No. Not at all. Many people drink diet drinks as they are…

You really should have provided a link back to this thread in that post. It's not simply common courtesy; it allows readers of your blog to find out what was actually said, not just your interpretation of it. And really, your whole argument seems to be "scientists got things wrong once so we can't rely on science". You…