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Bunnyman 3 weeks ago
There is a lot of research on keto and the results are mixed compared to Mediterranean diet. That’s not to say that one can’t live healthily doing keto or including meat in their diet, but the unwanted effects of meat are cumulative. My first comment was strong and I was just having a laugh. But if I’m not just being purely facetious - a/ red and some processed meats are carcinogenic and saturated fat should be limited and b/ whole grains are good for you and they don’t need to be limited. This research is undisputed (excluding “influencers”) and I understand people really want to see their diet represented by an FDA approved chart, but that doesn’t make it scientific, and I’m merely pointing out that our top and longest studies have found Mediterraneans to have optimal health and long lives and they have emphasis on different foods than this than this arrangement. At the end of the day nobody follows the guidelines anyway so it doesn’t really don’t matter, but to say eat as much meat as you want consequence free just doesn’t reflect the quite unanimous research we have.

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nvm! no reason for us to start digging up studies. I've seen a lot of them but don't have any at my fingertips. Personally I do very badly on grains (oddly enough rice in particular) and I thrive on a zero carb diet. It's not for everyone, but it works very well for a whole lot of people. Given the state of metabolic health in the US, a shift away from carbs seems like a good idea to me, but I think the main problem is highly processed food. Unfortunately I don't see that going away any time soon. Sounds like you do well on Mediterranean. Great- so much good food in that mix. Best to you -