Re:The Role of Diet on the Gut Microbiome, Mood and Happiness
by adriand on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @12:36PM
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I think "healthy carbs" might be a bit too vague. There are simple and complex carbohydrates, and the latter can be further broken down between starchy carbohydrates like grains and fibrous carbohydrates like vegetables. There is nothing inherently unhealthy about any of these types of carbohydrates: simple carbs (e.g. fructose) are in fruit, complex carbs in whole grains, etc. I think it is probably more helpful to avoid processed foods rather than to try and label carbohydrates themselves as healthy or unhealthy.
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Re:The Role of Diet on the Gut Microbiome, Mood and Happiness
by hombre_fatal on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @12:38PM
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I don't think it's vague considering my second paragraph. Frankly, I think it's obvious. Avoid the Coca-Cola and cake and packaged goods that most people are referring to when they demonize carbs.
Fruit and vegetables, go ahead.
Re:The Role of Diet on the Gut Microbiome, Mood and Happiness
by amanaplanacanal on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @01:30PM
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Whole fruit is probably fine. Fruit juices are more similar to that can of coke and should probably be avoided.
Re:The Role of Diet on the Gut Microbiome, Mood and Happiness
by Quarrel on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @01:46PM
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Step one of almost all diets should be "Don't drink calories".
Become a HydroHomie today.
Re:The Role of Diet on the Gut Microbiome, Mood and Happiness
by freedomben on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @07:16PM
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> Fruit juices are more similar to that can of coke
It kills me how many people don't know this, or worse think that juice is healthy.
Re:The Role of Diet on the Gut Microbiome, Mood and Happiness
by ca_tech on Wednesday April 26, 2023 @02:14PM
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Agreed. I have found it very helpful to not think about how "healthy" something is. Rather think about how the body will use that food as fuel. Andy Galpin has a good video going through the physiology of how the body processes carbohydrates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdMOsnILT00
Once I had an understanding of how macro nutrients are processed in the body and how they are used as fuel I could better match meals to intended outcomes.