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Long story but... to make it short... Factory-raised animals do not eat what they are supposed to eat, therefore they get sick, therefore they need antibiotics. They live in stressful conditions, no sunlight (which affects the vitamin D content), they are given growth hormones and a lot of craps to make them fat faster and…

Just give it time, I want you to comment here again when you struggle and you are stuck, send my a private to remind me this post ;)

Too many calories from carbs, anyway if he is not gaining weight after increasing caloric intake, then he has some digestive problem, and considering how many carbs he eats I wouldn't be surprised.

Body measurements are useless you are 10% or less. There is one test that is done with a machine, you basically stand in it and it accurately measures your overall body fat, you are going to apologize me but now I forgot how is it called. Is the only way to make sure. I watched a video time ago of a skinny guy who did the…

Grass-fed butter, coconut oil or any animal fat for cooking, extra virgin cold pressed olive oil for dressings (not that bad for cooking but limit it), avocadoes, fat from grass-fed animals, fish, full fat dairy from grass-fed cows/goats if you tolerate milk and eggs, that is a lot of fat. Some nuts and seeds but with…

They don't have to, each individual is different and there are so many factors. The negative effects of sugar in the body are endless, just research it, they don't happen from one day to another.

They all end up being converted in glucose, the only difference is that some do faster than others.

Give yourself a chance, cut them and see the results, you can't loose anything but weight ;) For the people who talk about how is possible.. I am not going to waste my time with you, I recommend cutting them, but I am not saying that it is not possible to loose, it all depends on how much you eat, and we are discussing…

As a last comment I would encourage you to check your training program, you may consider staying off the gym for a while, you might be over training and that is more for the formula of stress. Try to stay one week out of the gym to see if you sleep better.

Before taking anything that is going to fry you more, focus on your sleep and stress levels, they both go together, I suffered of sleep problems long time and I know how important it is to fix the sleep, and stress is just go to add more to the mountain. The belly fat accumulation may be a sigh of high stress, because…

Well, if you have ever read about "food combining" you can have some explanations, I am reluctant about the food combining theory for other reasons but anyway, the problem that other people comment about the fructose combined with other foods is mostly that what is going to happen is that the slow digestion of proteins in…

I do not use any logic there, I just mention facts, she is talking about weight loss, and whole grains do not help for that matter, because we talk about amounts of sugar and insulin response. If you are healthy and have a normal weight it is your business whether or not to consume whole grains, they are often processed as…

The thing about whole grains is that they do not really make much of a difference in blood sugar spikes and amount of carbs, we can talk about gluten, various proteins, anti-nutrients and a lot of "bad things" that grains have, but my whole point was about the amount of sugar that you will consume and how it will affect…

Not sugar, fruit, that was a mistake.

Instead of finding a drug to have energy find out why you have low energy levels. Do you sleep properly? what about your nutrition? stress? the answer is always in those three aspects. Once you find it and fix it you will not need to ask for energy.

Diabetes type 2 can be reversed, that is the good news. Google about it and you will find your recipes ;)

What about cholesterol and other fat soluble vitamins? Did you know that some of the vitamins and minerals found in plants are poorly absorb by humans? Vegetables contain many anti-nutrients, natural defences of the plants against predators, mostly minerals, they bind to them and you can't absorb them, vitamin A, it is…

Let's see how are your kidneys going to be in a few years.

This is probably the first normal post that I've seen in this forum. Good advice, whoever reads your comment should listen to you in this matter. That point of hunger and cravings is huge.

With links to research. http://authoritynutrition.com/6-proven-health-benefits-of-apple-cider-vinegar/

I don't know what is that "why" for but I really encourage you to research about the truth of fat intake. The common misconception of "fat makes you fat" is what makes nations like the US have the obesity epidemic that they have. You can't have more low-fat *kitten*, diets, products in that country but ironically people is…

I don't know why you take so many things. I do not know where fit men used to find these supplements 100 years ago. Get your nutrition from food, as long as you do that you will not have any issues. Raspberry ketones? Do you even know what a keton is? The only supplement that has been shown to improve muscle grow is…

I don't pretend to be mean but whole wheat pasta is not a healthy choice, not any whole grain, regardless of what the mainstream media says. Anyway, we are all humans, and any person that you can see selling you a diet or a program has to be honest with you, there is not perfection in this and there are setbacks. You have…

It is unhealthy to cut your calories down by quite a lot. If you are overweighted, you can't go from 2500 calories to 1000 + exercise from one day to another, yes it will make you loose some weight until your body adapts. A normal functioning body is not going to allow you to hit 268 pounds. Continue having a good diet, do…

Your body is not made of carbohydrates, is mostly made out of fat and protein, it is just common sense if you want to go simple. I consume 50% fat and I can tell you that the last thing that I am is fat. If you want to base your goals on what "Livestrong" says, ok...

There is not only that article, there are hundreds talking about that myth. I have never had any issue with dehydration, actually, when I "over drink", I just pee more clear urine. I rarely consume 8 glasses of water a day, I just drink when I feel thirsty, period.

I have learned through research and reading, but I can tell that it is hard to find real experts in the field of nutrition, ones that know what are they talking about and always link any study and reference. I have a group of experts that I always read/listen to and of course among all of them I make my conclusions,…

Apple Cider Vinegar is awesome, but not any kind, you know what I mean. You need to get unfiltered and raw, there is brand called Braggs which makes the perfect one. You do not need to abuse, but it is definitely an ingredient that you can consume often and yes it is indeed have so many benefits. It is helping me quite a…

I am agree, but the health issues caused by sugar compared to other things are like a joke. That is why is important to rotate foods and do not abuse of anything. But be careful, eating whole foods is hard to have addictions to any group of foods, you probably have them since when you ate wrong. Food additives create…