Posted by rca on December 27, 2012, at 11:50:23
In reply to Re: High fat diet -) inflammation -) depression » Trotter, posted by larryhoover on December 27, 2012, at 10:46:40
All nutrition comes from plants (ok B12 from bacteria). Macronutrients are macro because they are needed relatively large amounts primarily carbs readily burned for energy, proteins for building (eg skeletal muscle), fat for storage of excess macronutrients (some fats used for building of course Im over-simplifying). There are hundreds of thousands of phytonutrients in plants the vast majority of which we do not understand what their function is in plants or in humans; however, we are beginning to see their vital protective role (for plants and animals).
Of course there are some nutrients that are not in plants, animals make them like cholesterol and arachidonic acid, When we eat other animals storages of these important nutrients they lose their nutritive role, the former compound responsible for heart disease and the latter implicated in depression (and inflammation).
The key in reduction of obesity is to limit fats (use high omega 3 to 6 ratio), use of complex carbohydrates and fiber for optimal timing of energy release, and provide adequate protein all accomplished with a plant based diet. However the gains of a PBD goes way beyond limiting weight gain it reduces the risk of the most common diseases of the western world.
And portion control as the only accepted technique (in every tested species I think)that appears to be correlated with long life is calorie restriction.
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