Turning the Puzzle Sideways: Sleep, Diet and the Brain-Gut Connection

Re:Turning the Puzzle Sideways: Sleep, Diet and the Brain-Gu... by slothtrop on Monday April 08, 2019 @10:49AM (#19605705)

Whole grains will be packed with protein and fiber, and the refined flours lacking these may lead to blood sugar voodoo when consuming past a certain threshold. Like refined sugar consumption it's though that empty carbs also have a similar effect. I suspect the primary issue with wheat is it's almost never in whole grain form.

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Re:Turning the Puzzle Sideways: Sleep, Diet and the Brain-Gu... by snarf21 on Monday April 08, 2019 @11:09AM (#19605864)

I thought it was the lectins in the grains that cause a lot of problems for people.

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Re:Turning the Puzzle Sideways: Sleep, Diet and the Brain-Gu... by slothtrop on Monday April 08, 2019 @01:18PM (#19607118)

I don't think that's been substantiated. Legumes, potatoes, tomatoes and some fruit are lectin-rich. Blue-zones diets tend to lean more heavily on legumes. There's the whole gluten thing for wheat and others but it's unclear to me how much of an impact that may have.

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