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I'd argue that more than half of those deaths (infection, CV renal, malignancy, intestinal obstruction, diabetic coma) could be diet-related. And I think there would be so many more heart attacks if they weren't compensating for the atherosclerosis with constant physical activity. I think America's sedentary lifestyle…

Do you also blame shamans, infant mortality and tribal warfare for the fact that they develop atherosclerosis equal to that of elderly Americans, which is luckily offset somewhat by the incredible amount of exercise they get each day? http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/95/1/26.abstract

Optimal health is not the same in a world where unlimited quanities of food of any type are available as it is in prehistoric times when you could go days without eating. They needed to adapt to their circumstances. I don't disagree that lean body mass can be a good thing. Fuhrman's problem is with the practice of…

Sort of. He's suggesting a definition of optimal health and those that agree with the definition can use his research as the basis of their diet.

His idea of optimal health is being at the lowest risk for disease and having the maximum life expectancy. Bench press weight doesn't factor in :)

Actually, I don't think the specific effects of muscle mass on health (such as comparing the health of a person with 10% body fat and 5 lbs of muscle to one with 10% body fat and 30 lbs of muscle) is very well researched. However, guys with a lot of muscle mass almost always eat a lot of extra protein in the form of animal…

Typical...

I also started following this plan about 3 weeks ago after getting sick of the rollercoaster ride and realizing that I'm a food addict who has a hard time with moderation and finding myself drawn to the nutritarian strategy of re-sensitizing taste buds to crave healthy food instead of the bad stuff. I've probably eaten…

Well I don't know of any research that says you need more protein than that for optimal health. There's plenty of research that more protein helps for certain endeavors like large amounts of muscle mass and strength but Dr. Fuhrman points out that these types of individuals such as bodybuilders and football players don't…

Well without having the book in front of me right now I remember he did not believe in calculating macros as a percentage of food intake and stated that a certain magical ratio of c/p/f that provided excellent health was a fantasy. I believe he recommended getting 80 g of protein (50 bare minimum) and said that the…

Most of the book is about the research behind this way of eating along with recipes to make it easier. It's not just about eating healthy, it's about knowing what the healthiest foods are and what proportion of those foods will provide a balanced assortment of micro and macro nutrients. The plan takes discipline and may be…

Wow, there are a lot of people in this thread that sure are getting defensive and making many assumptions about nutritarians based on no more than a brief wikipedia definition. Assuming that nutritarians don't care about macros? Assuming that all Dr. Fuhrman wants to do is push supplements? Dismissing the well-researched…

I am a fellow peanut butter addict. There are worse foods to be addicted to as nuts are one of the healthiest sources of fats. They do pack a nasty calorie hit though so you don't want to overdo it. You can eat all the nuts you want as long as you are staying under your fat macro and aren't leaving yourself with too few…

That is one of the most stunning transformations I've seen so far! Congrats, your husband must be counting his blessings! ;)

I'm a little stressed about this Thanksgiving as I just recently started tracking consistently and don't want to be derailed so soon. I think that it will be too hard to track everything I eat at the table so I'm going to try to limit myself to whatever I can fit on one plate and to eat really slowly and savor every bite…

That chart is really helpful, thank you! Collier- So you lost about 25% of your calorie balance after losing just 42 pounds. Yikes! That kind of puts things in perspective and shows why you have to decrease the deficit eventually.

Wow, Joelle, congrats! That is an astonishing amount of weight you have lost! Definitely inspiring for me to see that! I just realized I wasn't taking into consideration how much your calories probably decrease as you lose the weight. I'm a big guy and am allowed about 2,000 calories even with the 1,000 deficit and was…