50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to Blame Fat (2016)

Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by ronyeh on Saturday February 13, 2021 @03:23PM (#26126453)

There may be something else in play: carb consumption. If you are 90% carnivore, you eat very few carbs per day, and lots of protein. If you are vegan, it is possible to eat rice and vegan muffins and croissants all day. (The vegan muffins I tried from whole foods were some of the sweetest things I've ever eaten. The vegan croissants I had from WF used margarine and didn't taste anywhere as good as the butter croissants.) So a vegan diet can definitely be less healthy than a omnivore diet.

I think if you are vegan and ate 90% tofu / pea protein / rice protein products, and spent the rest of your intake on avocados and olive and coconut oil and almonds and pecans, you might also look and feel great.

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Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by d26900 on Saturday February 13, 2021 @03:44PM (#26126688)

I think it boils down to ketosis/water fasting/calorie restriction.

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Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by sidr on Saturday February 13, 2021 @03:56PM (#26126818)

Even if you eat a very protein-rich diet, your body is not going to accidentally slip into ketosis unless you are really fastidious about keeping carbs almost entirely out. There is no benefit to ketosis for the average person versus a diet that is similar calorically, and also low on carbs/starch but not low enough to be in ketosis.

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Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by t-writescode on Saturday February 13, 2021 @06:05PM (#26127884)

Any runner preparing for a marathon is going to tell you how important carbs are.

Everything in moderation.

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