Religion/Spirituality Vegetarianism, Veganism, and just reducing your meat intake.

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I stated my reasons, and I feel I backed it up sufficiently. Kool G Trap said discussing this was not the point of his thread, so we should respect his wishes. Only thing I'll say is this: try it for yourselves. You can keep a vegetarian, vegan or any diet, just completely cut out the simple sugars for ONE week, including all fruits. That means 0% sucrose, fructose, etc..

Please let the thread continue as Kool G Trap intended. This topic has been over-discussed already.
 

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lol at you guys going in on Fruit.... :Using the same science and facts by the same people that destroyed the human diet and also the same people that change their opinion on Every single food product from year to year....
Same people that tell you it's OK to eat Pigs are the same people that say fukk eating fruit. That's who we listen to?


Lets go with the idea the fruits and vegetables are healthy. We need all the fruits and they all provide different things. Each one has individual health benefits. You can't eat a diet with fruits veggies some dairy (If you want) and min. amount of meat. That is a natural human diet.

Why is it Important to Eat Fruit?
Eating fruit provides health benefits — people who eat more fruits and vegetables as part of an overall healthy diet are likely to have a reduced risk of some chronic diseases. Fruits provide nutrients vital for health and maintenance of your body.

  • Health Benefits
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    • Eating a diet rich in vegetables and fruits as part of an overall healthy diet may reduce risk for heart disease, including heart attack and stroke.
    • Eating a diet rich in some vegetables and fruits as part of an overall healthy diet may protect against certain types of cancers.
    • Diets rich in foods containing fiber, such as some vegetables and fruits, may reduce the risk of heart disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes.
    • Eating vegetables and fruits rich in potassium as part of an overall healthy diet may lower blood pressure, and may also reduce the risk of developing kidney stones and help to decrease bone loss.
    • Eating foods such as fruits that are lower in calories per cup instead of some other higher-calorie food may be useful in helping to lower calorie intake.

Sugar in fruit – what are the facts?
I’ll tackle the “fruit is all sugar” statement first – because it’s just plain wrong. Fresh fruit offers so much more than the natural sugar it contains – including water, vitamins, minerals, fiber and phytonutrients (those naturally-occurring plant compounds that have wide ranging beneficial effects on the body). Where else can you get a package like that for about 75 calories per serving?

The idea that fruit is “loaded with carbs” or is “full of sugar” needs to be put into perspective, too. It’s true that when you eat fruit, the overwhelming majority of the calories you consume are supplied by carbohydrate – mostly in the form of fructose, which is the natural sugar in fruit.

But that’s the nature not just of fruit, but of all plant foods – they’re predominantly carbohydrate (and that means not just natural sugars, but healthy starches as well as structural elements, like cellulose, that provide fiber). When you eat vegetables, the majority of the calories you’re eating come from carbohydrate, too. But you don’t hear people complaining that vegetables are “loaded with carbs”.

Before dismissing foods as being loaded with sugar, or too high in carbs, consider not only the amount of sugar or carbs you’re eating, but the form of the carbohydrate, too. There’s a big difference between the nutritional value of the natural carbohydrates found in fruits and other plant foods – the sugars, starches and fibers – and what’s found (or, more accurately, what’s not found) in all the empty calories we eat from added sugars that find their way into everything from brownies to barbecue sauce.

Faced with a serving of fruit, how much sugar are we talking about, anyway? An average orange has only about 12 grams of natural sugar (about 3 teaspoons) and a cup of strawberries has only about 7 grams – that’s less than two teaspoons. And either way, you’re also getting 3 grams of fiber, about a full day’s worth of vitamin C, healthy antioxidants and some folic acid and potassium to boot – and it’ll only cost you about 50 or 60 calories. “All sugar”? I think not.

By contrast, a 20-ounce cola will set you back about 225 calories and, needless to say, won’t be supplying any antioxidants, vitamins, minerals or fiber. You’ll just be chugging down some carbonated water, maybe some artificial color and flavor, and somewhere in the neighborhood of 60 grams of added sugar – about 1/3 of a cup.

Now that’s what I call “full of sugar”.






Also, we should note - that it's not like people are saying eat fruit baskets for dinner and midnight snacks. Fruit is more of a side item as opposed to the main course (like fruit in oatmeal or fruit with lunch). During lunch you can only have fruit if you want... (like apple n peanut butter or banana sandwiches) But for bfast and dinner the amount of fruit isn't going to get to extreme levels of healthy sugar intake. Some grapes aren't gonna kill you brehs.
 
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How y'all brehs feel about intermediate fasting?

I've been doing it for a year I lost hella weight and I'm in the best shake of my life bytches be like:


:noah:

It's given me a lot of discipline but it kinda sucks planning my entire social activities because I can't eat/drink at certain times :leostare:
 

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How y'all brehs feel about intermediate fasting?

I've been doing it for a year I lost hella weight and I'm in the best shake of my life bytches be like:


:noah:

It's given me a lot of discipline but it kinda sucks planning my entire social activities because I can't eat/drink at certain times :leostare:
An easy way to help accelerate fat loss, plus it feels great. Awesome.

You doing leangains?
 

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How y'all brehs feel about intermediate fasting?

I've been doing it for a year I lost hella weight and I'm in the best shake of my life bytches be like:


:noah:

It's given me a lot of discipline but it kinda sucks planning my entire social activities because I can't eat/drink at certain times :leostare:

Intermittent fasting is a great way to optimize fat loss, but you have to be really particular with how you break your fast because it can either help or hinder you. It's easy for me because I am vegan I tend to have to be particular in my diet anyway cause anything can set me off.
 

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fukk that.., whats the point of living long if u cant enjoy the pleasures of life anyway....youll just end up old with tons of regret



just try to live healthy as possible and limit bad things , but dont deprive urself
 

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I've always been kinda skinny anyway, so :yeshrug: on the fasting stuff, seems unnecessary unless you're trying to lose weight. I'm probably like 150-155. Plus I've heard that eating a few large meals (instead of small ones) can put you at risk of eventually becoming diabetic. Rational is that if you go too long without eating, then when you finally do your blood sugar will spike.

I mainly need to work on reducing my sodium intake since my blood pressure is kinda :whoa: status.

That seems way harder than cutting calories/sugar/fat, at least to me. Almost EVERYTHING has a bunch of sodium in it.
 

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I've always been kinda skinny anyway, so :yeshrug: on the fasting stuff, seems unnecessary unless you're trying to lose weight. I'm probably like 150-155.
i've never understood how niccas get fat. i can sort of understand when bytches do but not really.

but i can't blame the masses corporations brainwashes people into being who they are. and people will buy and eat plenty of the most unhealthy things.
 

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Quinoa might the Rooke of the Year..... I've tried it once, but I got a pack from Sam's Club and let it sit in freezer for like 2 months.... looking at it like :childplease: ... "I ain't fuuckin you!" ...but I ran out of meat, side eyed the package...and went for it last week.......

I'm a believer....it barely taste like anything......yet its still decent on the taste buds.......but it has this light bitter taste, and light texture..............yet when I finish I'm not super craving..........or feel bloated and tired.

I checked all the health benefits, and the checklist is out of sight....specially the loosing weight and full of nutritious things in hefty quantities...

http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4994/7-Benefits-of-Quinoa-The-Supergrain-of-the-Future.html

. Quinoa is one of the most protein-rich foods we can eat. It is a complete protein containing all nine essential amino acids.
2. Quinoa contains almost twice as much fiber as most other grains. Fiber is most widely known to relieve constipation. It also helps to prevent heart disease by reducing high blood pressure and diabetes. Fiber lowers cholesterol and glucose levels, may lower your risk of developing hemorrhoids and may help you to lose weight as it takes a longer time to chew than does other foods because it makes you feel fuller for longer and is less “energy dense” which means it has fewer calories for the same volume of food.
3. Quinoa contains Iron. Iron helps keep our red blood cells healthy and is the basis of hemoglobin formation. Iron carries oxygen from one cell to another and supplies oxygen to our muscles to aid in their contraction. Iron also increases brain function because the brain takes in about 20% of our blood oxygen. There are many benefits of iron some more of which include neurotransmitter synthesis, regulation of body temperature, aids enzyme activity and energy metabolism.
4. Quinoa contains lysine. Lysine is mainly essential for tissue growth and repair.
5. Quinoa is rich in magnesium. Magnesium helps to relax blood vessels and thereby to alleviate migraines. Magnesium also may reduce Type 2 diabetes by promoting healthy blood sugar control. Other health benefits of magnesium include transmission of nerve impulses, body temperature regulation, detoxification, energy production, and the formation of healthy bones and teeth.
6. Quinoa is high in Riboflavin (B2). B2 improves energy metabolism within brain and muscle cells and is known to help create proper energy production in cells.
7. Quinoa has a high content of manganese. Manganese is an antioxidant, which helps to prevent damage of mitochondria during energy production as well as to protect red blood cells and other cells from injury by free radicals.


Low key, I might be a quinoa head.......I bet they got crazy quinoa spots in Lima, Peru.......

I'm having some for breakfast with my Andean flute music :wow:

 
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