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<blockquote data-quote="AloeSvea" data-source="post: 1605802" data-attributes="member: 150927"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px">[USER=412211]@Flair[/USER] - different ways of eating affect and are good for different people because there is variation amongst folks - their body types/genes/cultures/sub-cultures etc. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Whenever I talk to people about going low-carb, I always talk to them about really tuning in to how you feel eating a certain way - for example - do you find that eating a lot of protein makes you feel better? (I say this to family members, because I know that I do very well eating a fair amount of meat, fish and poultry for instance.) And I was very interested to read recently that some people have an extra allele (I have no idea what that is though <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />) for digesting vegetables, in ethnic groups that have been vegetarian for countless generations, so I would imagine that would contribute hugely to them being very comfortable and healthy eating a vegetarian diet. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Many of my friends and family choose to eat vegan or vegetarian for ethical reasons - so the only thing there is to make sure they don't get low on vitamin B-12. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px">There is a big range of how well different people digest dairy, and grains and wheat - those two are the two biggies when it comes to food intolerances (and the positive side of course - food tolerance!) Most people, by the time they are adult, know if they do well with dairy - due to 'toileting issues' that arise if they are not! And similar with grains and wheat products - due to digestion and skin problems mainly. (But there is also arthritis and even asthma to consider.) This has a lot to do with what kind of foods your ethnic group has been eating for generations also, but not always.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px">What you eat is such a personal thing - as is anything you put into or do with your body. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Great that you are thinking in terms of diabetes prevention. Has something scared you recently? Are you in the higher end of normal with your blood glucose reading? Have you a close family member who has type two?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px">With my own friends and family - I say you don't need to go very low carb (which the 20g of carbs a day you quoted certainly is) - unless you have diabetes, or another condition that responds well to very low carbing. I would certainly never recommend such big food restrictions for healthy people, because what a bore for them! As lovely as I find LCHF food. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 15px">I would say for prevention - keep an eye on your waist line (if you are really keen by tracking your height to waist ratio), and of course your HBA1c readings in your annual blood test. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AloeSvea, post: 1605802, member: 150927"] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][USER=412211]@Flair[/USER] - different ways of eating affect and are good for different people because there is variation amongst folks - their body types/genes/cultures/sub-cultures etc. Whenever I talk to people about going low-carb, I always talk to them about really tuning in to how you feel eating a certain way - for example - do you find that eating a lot of protein makes you feel better? (I say this to family members, because I know that I do very well eating a fair amount of meat, fish and poultry for instance.) And I was very interested to read recently that some people have an extra allele (I have no idea what that is though :)) for digesting vegetables, in ethnic groups that have been vegetarian for countless generations, so I would imagine that would contribute hugely to them being very comfortable and healthy eating a vegetarian diet. Many of my friends and family choose to eat vegan or vegetarian for ethical reasons - so the only thing there is to make sure they don't get low on vitamin B-12. There is a big range of how well different people digest dairy, and grains and wheat - those two are the two biggies when it comes to food intolerances (and the positive side of course - food tolerance!) Most people, by the time they are adult, know if they do well with dairy - due to 'toileting issues' that arise if they are not! And similar with grains and wheat products - due to digestion and skin problems mainly. (But there is also arthritis and even asthma to consider.) This has a lot to do with what kind of foods your ethnic group has been eating for generations also, but not always. What you eat is such a personal thing - as is anything you put into or do with your body. Great that you are thinking in terms of diabetes prevention. Has something scared you recently? Are you in the higher end of normal with your blood glucose reading? Have you a close family member who has type two? With my own friends and family - I say you don't need to go very low carb (which the 20g of carbs a day you quoted certainly is) - unless you have diabetes, or another condition that responds well to very low carbing. I would certainly never recommend such big food restrictions for healthy people, because what a bore for them! As lovely as I find LCHF food. I would say for prevention - keep an eye on your waist line (if you are really keen by tracking your height to waist ratio), and of course your HBA1c readings in your annual blood test. [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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