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Re: Ask You Plant-Based Diet Questions Here!
Am I too late to get these questions in? I think the interview is today. 1) Besides B12 what are other key vitamins and minerals that can be difficult to get on a Vegan Diet? What key foods do you recommend that can best target these hard to get RDA's? 2) Some plant foods can interfere with uptake of key nutrients. Can you… -
Re: in macro percentages pie chart, I'd like the option to not count fiber towards carb %
HI Mickey, The FDA suggests fibres fermented by gut bacteria provides about 2 kcal/g. We use this factor in calculating the energy from carbohydrates, when possible. This would only apply to fermentable fibres, though. Insoluble fibers pass through relatively intact and do not contribute any calories. At the moment, we do… -
A psychologist for gaining weight?
Is there such a thing as someone who would help you with the psychological aspects of gaining weight or other things related to food? I don't have an eating disorder but I do get very bad anxiety at times and trying to regain weight back to a healthy level (lost after a lot of stressors I couldn't cope with, losing both… -
Omega-6 Deficiency
Salutations from sunny Greece.. B) I've come across a weird problem. Been following the Mediterranean diet for the last four months, mainly for weight loss (I'm morbidly obese). So far the results have been pretty good. While trying to lose weight, I'm also interested in the nutritional value of my food, not only the… -
Re: Request for certain brands to be added?
Sure thing, there are several examples. Unfortunately even with the foods that are recognised. Just scanned a Vegan shoarma and this one was recognised. Unfortunately the values just don't match the packaging. Scanned shoarma per 100Gram Kcal: 150 Protein: 17,5 Carbs: 8,8 Fat: 6,8 Package shoarma per 100 gram: Kcal: 160… -
Re: Very low calorie recommendations?
My Mom is 5'1" 150 lbs and has been on 1000 calories for a few weeks now. She feels good and is losing weight. 1000 calories is more than you think if you eat enough vegetables and protein. I make her a nutrient dense smoothie and she drinks half for breakfast and half for dinner. It contains 4 oz of kefir, .5 oz wheat… -
Re: What adjustments to my diet? (Type 1 diabetic + limited animal products)
I'm not diabetic but at risk for prediabetes, so I'm trying to reduce my carb intake. I am also lactose intolerant so dairy isn't fun to eat (although I take lactaid pills.) I'm also allergic to shellfish (again I sometimes indulge) and am trying to reduce my red meat intake. So, in short, in a similar position diet wise.… -
Re: Intermittent Fasting
The point of IF is to clear your glycogen stores, which is about 1000 calories. So it takes about 14 hours. So you need to fast for 16 hours to get any benefit. Once your stores are depleted, your body has to burn fat. You don't NECESSARILY have to consume fewer calories. You can easily eat 3 full meals in 8 hours. I'm… -
Re: Why Doesn't Cronometer adjust for bioavailability?
The USDA uses a different method to calculate IU from the carotenoids, rather than converting them to RAE first. First, they calculate the beta-carotene equivalents to include vitamin A activity from the provitamin A carotenoids: beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, and beta-cryptoxanthin. Beta-carotene equivalents are… -
Re: Gut health (fellow auto immune sufferers)
Hello @Hemingway Here is a summary of what I'd recommend for gut health: 1. Avoid gut irritants - NSAIDs (aleve), caffeine, alcohol, sugary-beverages, etc. 2. Create diverse microbiome by including A LOT of plant foods that contain both insoluble (not digestible) and soluble (digestible) fibre. Examples include: * Fruits *…
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