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Questions tagged [diet]

Questions about the effects and improvement of structured eating plans. Questions should usually also be tagged [nutrition]. Questions that are not about eating plans but are instead about nutrition more generally should be tagged only [nutrition].

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Eating fast food every single day

Is it theoretically possible to eat fast food from McDonald's or various other fast food restaurants every single day and still maintain or even lose weight. What I am saying is, if you eat fast food everyday say at lunch time and if you count your…
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If and why is McDonald's food considered extremely unhealthy?

From my childhood I remember vehement opposition to fast food in general and in particular to McDonald's. While I believe the notion that McDonald's is extremely unhealthy is obviously widespread, I will nonetheless provide an example to not seem…
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What is "FMD" or Fasting-mimicking diet?

Can someone provide a concrete example of what this diet is?
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Is eating one meal a day healthier for the body?

I'm not going to try doing this, as I eat 6 meals a day, about 4000 Kcal in total. But since dinner for me is about 2000 Kcal and that's about what normal people eat during the whole day, it should be possible for most. Not only that, it used to be…
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I haven't been truly hungry in a few years

I am starting to get a little concerned about something. I haven't felt truly hungry in a few years. I just eat because after a day or two of not eating I feel like the nutrients are necessary for my body, but it's not because I'm hungry. Just a…
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Is all protein the same?

I've been experimenting with different sources of protein for the past few weeks. I've tried lentils, almonds, split peas, tuna, chicken, ground beef, and eggs. I carefully portion things out so that I eat around 30 g of protein a day. That's 1cup…
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Does low sugar/fat intake cause short term memory loss?

When on a strict diet (low carb or low fat), I heard that sometimes people find it hard to recollect things, even things they were thinking about a few minutes ago. One instance, you might be going out so you know that you need to get your…
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What are the health effects of having a fluctuating caloric intake?

This question is inspired by the paleo-diet. Not about the effectiveness of the pale-diet. When reading about the paleo-diet the conversation revolves around what pre-agricultural revolution people ate (or what they didn't eat). But I have never…
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Eating cherry tomatoes daily - Healthy?

Over the years I have accumulated some extra body mass that I want to get rid of. I currently weigh almost 104kg at 1.85m. To do this I have started exercising again and I am slowly adjusting my diet. First stage is removing most crap from my diet…
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Variety in Diet - Animals and Humans

How come animals don't have any variety in their diets, yet they seem to be strong and healthy? Gorillas eat only leaves Cows eat only grass Giraffes eat only leaves Why do humans need such an enormous variety in their diets but animals don't?
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Is it bad if I don't eat in the morning, as long as I eat enough?

I have been on a low carb diet (<30g/ day) for the past 6 months. I have always been one to forget to eat, but recently it had been particularly bad. Almost every day, I will completely forget about food and won't eat until 1pm ish, at which point I…
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Vegetable smoothies: are they good for you?

I have been recently making vegetable smoothies using carrots and spinach. But is this healthy for me as I know having fruit smoothies contain broken down sugars and are bad for you. So is it good for health having vegetable smoothies instead of…
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What is the current view on snacking

Obviously performance athletes need to take on the calories, but is there any justification for snacking other than a missed meal? If there is a need for a regular snack, doesn't this just indicate that meals should be larger or taken more…
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Is it really unhealthy to eat meat and drink milk mainly?

Some Westerners used to eat meat and drink milk mainly. But experts warn us about the importance of vegetables in our diet. I've learned on the Internet that milk and meat are staples in Mongolian cuisine. Tea may be the substitute for vegetables.…
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Is any dietary fat excreted unmetabolised?

Dietary fat contains lots of calories, just like carbohydrates. But the metabolic response differs. For example, for ingested fat, the body has a much lower insulin response. Is all the fat you eat metabolised or stored, or does the body have a…
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