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It's not a study, it's a report. Which you obviously didn't read it: "The overall rate of new cancer diagnoses, also known as incidence, among men decreased by an average of 0.6% per year between 2004 and 2008." "Overall cancer incidence rates among women decreased 0.5% per year from 1998 to 2006; rates remained level from…

BS! http://www.cdc.gov/Features/dsCancerAnnualReport/

Did anyone ever convince you that pop tarts and ice cream are bad? I think it's because they're not clean eating, therefore they are dirty. Do you want to eat dirty food? Maybe if you brought your pop tarts and ice cream in the shower with you, they would be OK. Protip: *I* wash all of my HFCS before I eat it.

Ok, paleo peeps, why are legumes, and therefore peanut butter bad for you? You don't get to say because cavemen didn't eat them, or show me some BS blog. Show me a study.

I'm generally not in favor of sin tax/aunt polly type laws - the government should not be in the business of telling people what to do. The science isn't really there for this either; it's not going to work. The soda "ban" is political posturing, nothing more. It makes the people who don't drink soda feel very righteous,…

Why do you need gads of protein to lose weight? Sure it makes you feel fuller but it's not the only way to do it. I find fiber more filling - cut up some fruit and vegetables with every meal and you'll stay fuller longer. If you want to load up on protein, your best bets are seitan (20g protein per 100 cal) and a protein…

Hey, thanks for the all the recommendations! I have a great list of powders to try out! As people suggested, probably the best idea is to try samples. I live out in the sticks so it's hassle to get anywhere that would have samples, but a lot of companies will mail you some if you ask. I'd actually be willing to pay a…

I bought the Cuisinart SmartPower: http://tinyurl.com/cg39jnf It's expensive, but I picked it for the 350w motor outdoes the 175 watt Hamilton Beach and 250 watt Magic Bullet. I had read that the HB had trouble crushing ice and burned out easily sometimes. Also, I'm familiar with the Cuisinart brand and love all the…

Thanks! I've written some of these down - I guess the trick is to just try until I find some I like.

Amazing is good! Artificial sweeteners don't bother me one bit. It looks like chocolate is the way to go with protein powders.

I don't eat the commercially prepared ones because they are kind of expensive. In the winter I just have a bowl of cooked hot scottish oats with some nut butter and apples, and in the warm weather I sometimes make my own granola style cereal. Just go to bulk foods in your grocery or natural foods store. You can get puffed…

From the article: "Each of the study's 21 adult participants..." HA HA HA HA HA. I'll draw my own conclusion that any scientist can show that anything with 21 people in a study. It's a pilot study, nothing to be taken as dogma. However, it is interesting to note that the low carb diet didn't fare so well in OTHER aspects…

For me, it's ethical. I've seen animals slaughtered in a home farm setting, and, it's not a pretty picture. Unless the farmer is damn good at what s/he's doing, the animals know what's happening, they are scared, and they suffer. It's like hunting if you miss a clean kill. I actually think the death for factory farmed…

Not as hard as you might think. Seitain has about 20g protein/100 calories Lentils have about 10g protein/100 calories Tofu has about 11g protein/100 calories hell, even broccoli has 9g protein/100 calories As I pointed out above, protein requirements for people gaining muscles mass are about 1.2-1.6g/kg. By centering a…

It's not a whole lot higher, not nearly as high as many people claim. Here's a good, evidence based article (with peer reviewed citations) showing that athletes need only 1.2-1.6g/kg of protein. (http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/recommended-protein-intake-to-build-muscle-mass-40541) It's pretty easy to measure - you pee the…

The sugar allotment doesn't differentiate between added sugar and natural sugar. So, if you're a fruit eater like me, you go over even if you have very little added sugar. That said, I don't think there's any good reason to monitor sugar intake, or avoid the occasional dessert unless you're a diabetic or pre-diabetic.

How so? Do people actually read the studies before posting them? The paleo people claim that emulating paleolithic diet the way to go. They interpret this way of eating, from what I can tell, by cutting out entire food groups - ditching grains, beans, dairy, and sometimes fruit. They come up with various rearrangements of…

Unless it's ultra refined, olive oil burns at a lower temperature than vegetable and canola oil. If you're doing a stir fry or other type of cooking at a higher heat, you can't really use it.

You win the thread!

Jeff92se, these people are idiots. The conclusion you draw in your subject line is not representative of all vegan parents. What's your problem with vegan eating?

Vit D - synthesized in the body from sunlight. Vit A - synthesized in the body from carotenoids, found in fruits and vegetables. The only known long term risk from eating vegetarian and vegan are deficiencies in B12 and iron, both easily supplemented. There are, however, many benefits.

Meh. It's nice that they controlled for weight loss, but, it would be more convincing if they put the paleo dieters head to head with vegans (who are known to have low CVD risk factors like those measured in the study) or even people eating a balanced, non processed diet. Does not answer the Q: is paleo > all other kinds…

I eat tons of carbs. Loads of people have met their weight loss goals and sustained them while eating a large proportion of their calories in carbs. As long as you're not neglecting to meet protein needs, why not just eat carbs too? I'm not convinced that it's necessary to give them up, and nothing written on this board…

Thanks, those were a couple of interesting longitudinal studies to come out recently! I plan to read both of them much more closely. The only weaknesses I see in this study are that not only the diets are self-reported (can't really get around that with these types of studies) but the risk factors will self-reported as…

But, why pick the Paleolithic era? If the reason is to lose weight and avoid the diseases of civilization, why not emulate a Roman peasant? They sure weren't running around with diabetes, AND they got to eat a lot of bread. How about a serf in the Middle Ages? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7148534.stm Perhaps a modern,…

[Eyeroll]. I didn't mean it was abusive to feed your kid a snack! I just noticed a cultural shift in how kids are fed and was curious about it.

There are two schools of thought - give up sugar snacks entirely, or, replace *most* of your sugar calories with more nutritious food, but allow a little bit of sugar in moderation. Different people are successful at each strategy. The trick is to figure out which works best for you. I'm definitely in the latter category.…

I lost 50 pounds eating about 45-65% carbs even the last ten pounds. I ate fresh fruit, vegetables, whole grains, and beans daily. There's no reason why you can't eat balanced meals with complex carbs and still lose weight. Cutting carbs makes it a lot easier to cut calories, though, if that makes it easier for you.

Eating a lot of fruit is fine. Fruits are full of good stuff - fiber, vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals. It's becoming more scientifically accepted that it's better to get this stuff from food than supplements, so, eat as much fruit as you like. However, fruit don't have much in the way of protein or good fats,…