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<blockquote data-quote="JohnTaylorHK" data-source="post: 179578" data-attributes="member: 33105"><p>IMVHO, and having tried just about every diet that has ever existed over the last 10 years, the problem is that there are very few rules to follow for good nutrition (good news), but very few food scientists/nutritionists agree on what they are. Pre-1977 (1983 in UK), the general advice was to moderate carbohydrate. Post those dates, the advice was changed to advocate an increase in carbohydrates. No one specified what carbs, and Prof John Yudkin even wrote a book to advise of the dangers of simple carbohydrates, which was ignored resoundly by "experts" and governments around the world. The human body is very adept at ignoring (triaging) short-term micro-nutrient shortages, but great damage can occur down the road as we begin to experience atherosclerosis osteoporosis etc. I find that we tend to concentrate on macro-nutrients, which largely determine body composition, to the detriment of our longevity. RDAs, for example, can be considered as minimum requirements, but are treated as goals by most. Many essential minerals have no RDA number given, as there is not even a solid grasp of their health and well-being effects. Iodine and Boron, for example, do not appear in NCCDB analyses of our foods. But what about things like Strontium, Arsenic, Chromium? </p><p></p><p>Getting back to the Soy theme, some sources argue, rightly or wrongly, that there are reasons to avoid it all together. Having tried to formulate a healthy vegetarian/vegan diet, I'm afraid that it's just very much simpler to obtain both macro and micro nutrients using some animal products.</p><p></p><p>At the end of the day, nutrition plans, especially in seniors, should be tailored towards the individual, and adapted over time as one gauges their own body's reactions. "Let food be your medicine", hardly a novel concept. Namaste.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JohnTaylorHK, post: 179578, member: 33105"] IMVHO, and having tried just about every diet that has ever existed over the last 10 years, the problem is that there are very few rules to follow for good nutrition (good news), but very few food scientists/nutritionists agree on what they are. Pre-1977 (1983 in UK), the general advice was to moderate carbohydrate. Post those dates, the advice was changed to advocate an increase in carbohydrates. No one specified what carbs, and Prof John Yudkin even wrote a book to advise of the dangers of simple carbohydrates, which was ignored resoundly by "experts" and governments around the world. The human body is very adept at ignoring (triaging) short-term micro-nutrient shortages, but great damage can occur down the road as we begin to experience atherosclerosis osteoporosis etc. I find that we tend to concentrate on macro-nutrients, which largely determine body composition, to the detriment of our longevity. RDAs, for example, can be considered as minimum requirements, but are treated as goals by most. Many essential minerals have no RDA number given, as there is not even a solid grasp of their health and well-being effects. Iodine and Boron, for example, do not appear in NCCDB analyses of our foods. But what about things like Strontium, Arsenic, Chromium? Getting back to the Soy theme, some sources argue, rightly or wrongly, that there are reasons to avoid it all together. Having tried to formulate a healthy vegetarian/vegan diet, I'm afraid that it's just very much simpler to obtain both macro and micro nutrients using some animal products. At the end of the day, nutrition plans, especially in seniors, should be tailored towards the individual, and adapted over time as one gauges their own body's reactions. "Let food be your medicine", hardly a novel concept. Namaste. [/QUOTE]
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