From: Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
Date: Sun Apr 27 2003 - 08:25:46 MDT
On Sun, Apr 27, 2003 at 05:31:31AM -0400, Harvey Newstrom wrote:
> Brian Atkins wrote,
> > http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/athletic_diet.html
>
> Who thinks that we should "choose something nutritionally sound, like a
> cheeseburger with a slice of tomato and lettuce leaf"? Vegetarians and
> health faddists would avoid the meat. Atkins dieters would avoid the bread.
> Paleo dieters would avoid the cheese. I am really curious. Which diet
> actually promotes cheeseburgers as "nutritionally sound"?
The "common sense diet" - eat diverse things, but not too much.
It is based on the idea that our metabolism is very robust and
adaptable, and that our sense of what we need to eat (while not perfect
or always trustworthy) often has some good ideas.
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