tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post115746936036382438..comments2024-03-13T06:54:20.063-05:00Comments on Weight of the Evidence: Jimmy Moore Did What?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-39715914424931892512008-09-23T16:11:00.000-05:002008-09-23T16:11:00.000-05:00"First, you radically implement a limitation/elimi..."First, you radically implement a limitation/elimination of two things - vegetable oils and sources of high omega-6 fatty acids (conventionally produced beef and dairy products)."<BR/><BR/>This makes no sense. Beef fat has like 2.3% PUFAs. Dairy fat has 4%. Chicken fat has 23% PUFAs, so the skinless chicken has MORE omega-6 than 73/27 ground beef! It's not true that conventional dairy and beef are causes of excess omega-6 and even Sally Fallon says this. The real cause is all the rancid vegetable oil, soybean oil, nuts, seeds, and other junk.<BR/><BR/>I elimianted all nuts and seeds in my diet except coconut oil (1-2% PUFAs), macadamia oil (2%), and hazelnut (9-10% PUFA). Those are relatively low in PUFAs. I think sesame oil and soybean oil should be totally avoided, along with the other high-PUFA oils like walnut, canola, etc. Primitive people did not eat a high-PUFA diet and they didn't eat high-PUFA oils. Walnut oil has about 67% PUFAs. Which is going to overload people more with omega-6 fats, Walnut oil with 67% PUFAs or grain-fed beef with 2%? I pointed this out on Mark Sisson's blog and nobody responded.<BR/><BR/>Demonizing grain-fed meat is wrong and nobody hsa ever proven that it is a deficient, or unhealthy food. On the other hand, nuts and seeds, and the oils derived from them are not healthy for anybody.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-1158535728576281772006-09-17T18:28:00.000-05:002006-09-17T18:28:00.000-05:00Hmm, it looks like you approved my comment, but I ...Hmm, it looks like you approved my comment, but I don't see an answer. Where did you get a nutritional analysis for pastured meats? I'd like to use that info to figure out my own omega consumption.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-1157858777269545422006-09-09T22:26:00.000-05:002006-09-09T22:26:00.000-05:00Where did you get the nutritional analysis for pas...Where did you get the nutritional analysis for pastured meats?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-1157848492375444362006-09-09T19:34:00.000-05:002006-09-09T19:34:00.000-05:00I've posted my menus from the first two weeks....e...I've posted my menus from the first two weeks....each day included fish oil (although I sometimes forgot to include in the menu)....all eggs were organic, all dairy organic, VAT pasturized, non-homogenized....all cheese was raw cheese.....all beef and other meats pastured (grass-fed)....all produce local and organic..https://www.blogger.com/profile/09224160356421549054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-1157848161034491412006-09-09T19:29:00.000-05:002006-09-09T19:29:00.000-05:00Could you post your menus and nutrient breakdown? ...Could you post your menus and nutrient breakdown? I'm curious how you got to such a low 4:1 omega6/omega3 ratio.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-1157821972483604592006-09-09T12:12:00.000-05:002006-09-09T12:12:00.000-05:00Dear Regina,You are a genius. I am at maintenance....Dear Regina,<BR/>You are a genius. I am at maintenance. Although I count fat, protein, carbs, and calories, I never know how my body will react. Since I am going on a cruise and want to pre-lose some weight, I tried some of your interventions. With just the dropping of mayo, and an increase in Omega 3's, I dropped 2 1/2 pounds in 3 days. It's unbelievable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-1157591298688523682006-09-06T20:08:00.000-05:002006-09-06T20:08:00.000-05:00Regina I just wanted to say great post :)I really ...Regina I just wanted to say great post :)<BR/><BR/>I really enjoyed it and I will try your experiment once I finish breastfeeding. I am already avoiding bad fats and proccessed foods but eating more carbs then I would if I was trying to lose weight..https://www.blogger.com/profile/16627887590504890131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-1157583259741549702006-09-06T17:54:00.000-05:002006-09-06T17:54:00.000-05:00Wow, this article makes sense to me! I recently r...Wow, this article makes sense to me! I recently read The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan and was horrified to read of the treatment and feed given the beef cattle in the lots. I had been wondering about how the corn-fed meat acted in our bodies and I would have to think it acts more like a carb - or perhaps not like a carb but definitely a problem with all the Omega 6. It certainly doesn't react as meat is supposed to.<BR/><BR/>Pollan reports that DNA samples of Americans now show that we are made predominantly of corn - a frightening result. Our diet has changed the very make up of our cells. Contrast that to the farm he visits - the cattle there thrive on pasture and are rich in nutrients we need.<BR/><BR/>Bev CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-1157576300772249332006-09-06T15:58:00.000-05:002006-09-06T15:58:00.000-05:00Regina, I was under the impression that Barry Sear...<I>Regina, I was under the impression that Barry Sears was against saturated fat, or has he changed his mind on this. Also isn't he the one who throws away egg yolks and only eats the white.<BR/>Just wondering?</I><BR/><BR/>It's been a while since I read his books...in our conversations in January the saturated fat issue didn't come up since we were talking about inflammation, O-3:0:6 and AA in the diet - not really macronutrient ratios or types of fats stuff - just how inflammation sets a train wreck in motion in your body..https://www.blogger.com/profile/09224160356421549054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-1157576142222704072006-09-06T15:55:00.000-05:002006-09-06T15:55:00.000-05:00Fascinating results you seem to be having with the...<I>Fascinating results you seem to be having with the "tweaks". I must admit I am confused after reading the blog post. You mention including the Atkins shakes because they have soybean oil, but also mention replacing some of the ranch dressing with walnut oil because the ranch dressing has soybean oil. So what am I missing? Do I need more soybean oil or less? </I><BR/><BR/>Less vegetable oils overall - canola, soybean, cottonseed, corn, etc.<BR/><BR/>I use the RTD shakes so I know how much omega-6 I am getting and the shake packs in some decent nutrients with it and the additional protein I need in one easy package for me..https://www.blogger.com/profile/09224160356421549054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-1157576007873430652006-09-06T15:53:00.000-05:002006-09-06T15:53:00.000-05:00Anyway, food for thought...keep up the great work ...<I>Anyway, food for thought...keep up the great work and thanks! </I><BR/><BR/>Fascinating...and thank you!.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09224160356421549054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-1157536391769270252006-09-06T04:53:00.000-05:002006-09-06T04:53:00.000-05:00Regina, I was under the impression that Barry Sear...Regina, I was under the impression that Barry Sears was against saturated fat, or has he changed his mind on this. Also isn't he the one who throws away egg yolks and only eats the white.<BR/>Just wondering?<BR/>Kwintet from Bernstein's forumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-1157510591370785542006-09-05T21:43:00.000-05:002006-09-05T21:43:00.000-05:00I have been at a plateau in my weight loss for alm...I have been at a plateau in my weight loss for almosty a year. Last week I dropped off the plateau for a day and then right back up on it, despite eating by all the typical low carb rules. Regina, I am willing to try this to see if it finally drops me off of the plateau for good. I'm tired of losing the same three pounds over and over. I'll start day after tomorrow. If you want to contact me, leave amessage at my blog or Jimmy should have my email address.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-1157505801246702732006-09-05T20:23:00.000-05:002006-09-05T20:23:00.000-05:00Well, you have now discovered the fallacy in just ...Well, you have now discovered the fallacy in just using calories to measure how much food we need to eat. That is because the food we eat is not used ONLY for energy, which is what the unit calorie is used to measure. Rather the food we eat has three destinations (for lack of a better term) in our bodies. Energy is obviously one. But our food is also used to replace the hair, nails, skin, and lining of the gut as well as to produce the saliva and other secretions of the body. And our food is used in the making of all the proteins, etc. that are used as chemical signals in the body. Finally (sort of a pun) the food that does not get absorbed passes out the other end of the tube that it entered. That feces have unused "calories" is easy if you remember your history and how buffalo chips (droppings/feces) were used by the pioneers as fuel for campfires.<BR/><BR/>As an engineer, I prefer to think of the human body as a "black box" where the sum of the inputs must equal the sum of the outputs plus any "changes" to the "stored" amount. This is true whether you are talking energy or matter. BUT to be accurate you MUST account for ALL the inputs, outputs and storage. Food is the primary input but oxygen is also an input. As I have already said the loss of protein in skin, hair, etc. is an output that has to be included to be correct. Storage is not only the build up of fat, but also would include increased muscle mass. And you should include in the stored amount things like skin (as well as other things that have cycles) until it is shed as it often is shed cyclically.<BR/><BR/>So the "unexplained" (if I may call it that) added weight loss not accounted for by the difference between the calories in the food you have eaten and the calories you have used up in energy, is the "energy" value of the food not used for energy. That food energy had to be made up from some place. The stored fat you have then is the source and using it has caused the "added" weight loss.<BR/><BR/>This issue has been the topic of postings on forums such as lowcarber and eatprotein (Eades old site) over the last several years that I have been reading those forums. So it is a topic I have run into before. Thus I have had time to come to an understanding of it which I hope I have adequately conveyed to you and your readers.LarryAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12358226974644687928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-1157498544788877012006-09-05T18:22:00.000-05:002006-09-05T18:22:00.000-05:00The only caution I'd advise for Jimmy is the assoc...The only caution I'd advise for Jimmy is the association between prostate cancer and flaxseed oil. No one knows whether it generates new cancer cells or accelerates growth of existing ones.<BR/><BR/>He could always replace flaxseed oil with 2 tsp fresh ground flaxseed per day in various dishes and still retain most of the benefits. Uncooked flaxseed contains a small amount of cyanide, hence the 2 tsp limitation above. If cooked however, the cyanide threat disappears. <BR/><BR/>The Flax Council of Canada at www.flaxcouncil.ca has more details about the safety of flax.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-1157491698178844092006-09-05T16:28:00.000-05:002006-09-05T16:28:00.000-05:00Regina -Hi! I love your blog. I've been low carbin...Regina -<BR/><BR/>Hi! I love your blog. I've been low carbing since May 2005 and am humbled about how much there is to learn about nutrition.<BR/><BR/>I'm going to speculate about the problem with the calorie theory and the tweaking of the fat ratios.<BR/><BR/>I think part of the issue is in the way calories are measured. In order to get a calorie content, all foods are burned in a lab flame using the same procedures. (a good thing!) The few calorie formulas I've seen assume that all foods are metabolized completely in the body the same way, and makes allowances for overall body "efficiency" by gender and age. <BR/><BR/>The first law of theromdyanmics does apply to humans, that energy cannot be created or destroyed. However, any transformation of energy always results in energy lost as heat or disordered energy. This directly idea directly relates to the fuel efficiency of your car or furnance, for instance.<BR/><BR/>The body metabolises fat using a different pathways than carbohydrates. In The Paleo Diet for Athletes, where Dr. Cordian makes a case for the idea that fat is a far less efficient fuel than carboydrates.<BR/><BR/>If that is true, it might not be surprising that tweaking the types of fat might encourage further reduction in efficiency of fat as fuel for the body. Fat high in Omega-3 might have lower "effective" calories than Omega-6.<BR/><BR/>Yet another possiblity is that the body prefers using Omega-3 for some type of hormone or other body activity that does not involve energy. The calories would then be totally unavailable for energy.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, food for thought...keep up the great work and thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260386.post-1157490931839178662006-09-05T16:15:00.000-05:002006-09-05T16:15:00.000-05:00I stumbled on the blog and wanted to thank you for...I stumbled on the blog and wanted to thank you for all the helpful info. <BR/><BR/>Jack Hartmann<BR/><BR/>jackhartmann@msn.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com