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Re:More Women Than Men Are Obese in America, and Gap Is Wide... by sargun on Sunday July 17, 2016 @07:34AM (#12109815)
I was totally off sugar for a while. My diet shifted to consist mostly of meat. Unfortunately, my cholesterol shot up like anything.

Eating vegetarian, or white meat that's quick is very hard to do without sugar. I eat Soylent, and it's super sugary, but easy to consume. On the other hand, I've tried a bunch of protein bars / powders, and literally none of them are savory.

But, yeah, I agree with you, I would kill for an easy, pure vegetable diet.

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Re:More Women Than Men Are Obese in America, and Gap Is Wide... by crusso on Sunday July 17, 2016 @08:03AM (#12109898)
There are low-carb alternatives to Soylent.

Keto Chow is the one I use. I definitely prefer the taste of Keto Chow to Soylent. It's more like a milk shake. Also, Soylent gave me consistent acid reflux. https://www.thebairs.net/product-category/ketochow/

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Re:More Women Than Men Are Obese in America, and Gap Is Wide... by sargun on Sunday July 17, 2016 @04:28PM (#12111662)
Ah, but these flavours all still seem sweet. Once I have sweetness on my palate, I find it difficult to abstain from sugar.
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Re:More Women Than Men Are Obese in America, and Gap Is Wide... by charlesism on Sunday July 17, 2016 @12:22PM (#12110639)
The need for Cholesterol levels (or something like them) to be meaningful is stronger the evidence that lowering them is useful. You're probably better ignoring them, and just getting regular exercise instead.
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Re:More Women Than Men Are Obese in America, and Gap Is Wide... by sargun on Sunday July 17, 2016 @04:25PM (#12111648)
Yeah, at the time, I exercised 4-5 days a week, with intense cardio and a bit of weight training. Even with that my cholesterol levels were at an unsafe level, and we were beginning to see odd side effects. Those side effects were enough for me to decide to switch.
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Re:More Women Than Men Are Obese in America, and Gap Is Wide... by WalterSear on Sunday July 17, 2016 @01:08PM (#12110821)
>Eating vegetarian, or white meat that's quick is very hard to do without sugar.

No, it's not.

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