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Newbie - Am I in the right place?

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Scorpi #1 / 9	Newbie - Am I in the right place? First of all, I admit that I haven't lurked here a bit - I'm jumping right in. Is there a FAQ I should be aware of or are people in here pretty laid back about content? My situation [brief]: 35 yr old male / smoker / 6'2" / 245 lbs / no insurance / probably about 35 lbs overweight / used to be athletic, now a couch potato / high cholesterol (230) / family history of heart disease in males. The writing is on the wall, and I can't ignore it anymore. I'm looking to improve my health as best I can without killing myself (duh...). My main focus (for now) is nutrition. So am I in the right place? If so, I have a million questions...well, almost a million. TIA. -gk-
Sun, 28 Dec 2003 04:53:53 GMT

mnt #2 / 9	Newbie - Am I in the right place? You are wrong H, you missed the 1% typos and spilling errors, so usenet is 100% crap. only kidding, this group is great, you are in the right place, not a fart in the cartload. Quote: > >So am I in the right place? > Er, this is UseNet. 99% of everything on UseNet is crap. So the > answer is, "probably not". > -- > Howard H 330/246/~220 -84 lbs! > Gave up on intolerable Low-Fat vegan fad diet in 1998 > Started healthier luxurious low-carb Dec 1999 > Lowered cholesterol and {filter} pressure, eating eggs & red meat
Sun, 28 Dec 2003 06:15:55 GMT

John Cristio #3 / 9	Newbie - Am I in the right place? Yes, you are in the right place. Ask away, but don't expect a consensus. :-) God bless, John Quote: > First of all, I admit that I haven't lurked here a bit - I'm jumping right > in. Is there a FAQ I should be aware of or are people in here pretty laid > back about content? > My situation [brief]: > 35 yr old male / smoker / 6'2" / 245 lbs / no insurance / probably about 35 > lbs overweight / used to be athletic, now a couch potato / high cholesterol > (230) / family history of heart disease in males. > The writing is on the wall, and I can't ignore it anymore. I'm looking to > improve my health as best I can without killing myself (duh...). My main > focus (for now) is nutrition. So am I in the right place? If so, I have a > million questions...well, almost a million. > TIA. > -gk-
Sun, 28 Dec 2003 20:16:49 GMT

Jean P Nanc #4 / 9	Newbie - Am I in the right place? Yes indeed, you are in a place where such questions and discussions are appropriate. As the previous post said, "Don't expect a consensus". You will hear from cooking.net">food faddists on every side of every question.You can pick the fad that sounds as if it would be pleasantest for you, if you want to, but it may not be a healthy choice. Moderation in all things is a better guide. Be suspicious of any promised miracles.
Sun, 28 Dec 2003 22:14:18 GMT

mnt #5 / 9	Newbie - Am I in the right place? good idea, so the chump should continue to smoke a modest amount of cigarettes, right? Quote: > Yes indeed, you are in a place where such questions and discussions > are appropriate. As the previous post said, "Don't expect a consensus". > You will hear from cooking.net">food faddists on every side of every question.You can > pick the fad that sounds as if it would be pleasantest for you, if you > want to, but it may not be a healthy choice. Moderation in all things is a > better guide. Be suspicious of any promised miracles.
Sun, 28 Dec 2003 22:30:33 GMT

Justin Bo #6 / 9	Newbie - Am I in the right place? Quote: > First of all, I admit that I haven't lurked here a bit - I'm jumping right > in. Is there a FAQ I should be aware of or are people in here pretty laid > back about content? > My situation [brief]: > 35 yr old male / smoker / 6'2" / 245 lbs / no insurance / probably about 35 > lbs overweight / used to be athletic, now a couch potato / high cholesterol > (230) / family history of heart disease in males. > The writing is on the wall, and I can't ignore it anymore. I'm looking to > improve my health as best I can without killing myself (duh...). My main > focus (for now) is nutrition. So am I in the right place? If so, I have a > million questions...well, almost a million. You are in the right place, but beware: nutrition seems to be very ideologically driven. My advice would be to read all posts dispassionately and see who is making the strongest case. I do think that just about everyone here agrees that you should avoid the following foods: 1. Refined sugar. Instead use natural sweeteners like honey, maple syrup and rhapadura. 2. Refined carbs like white bread and white rice. Choose whole grains and fruits and veggies. Beware labels that say 'unbleached and unbromated wheat flour' - if it doesn't say 'whole' it isn't whole grain. 3. Partially hydrogenated oils. This includes almost all foods that come in boxes or bags, as well as almost all margarines and shortnenings, and any cooking.net">food that has been fried at a restaurant. Also avoid refined oils - the blond and bland supermarket oils. 4. cooking.net">food additives like MSG (which is not required to be listed as an ingrediant), preservatives, many natural and artificial flavors (there is nothing natural about natural flavors), and god only knows what else. This means that most of the foods in the grocery store are off limits. IMHO, any diet that excludes those foods is healthier than any diet that includes those foods, regardless of ideology. Justin Bond
Sun, 28 Dec 2003 23:59:11 GMT

Randall Burle #7 / 9	Newbie - Am I in the right place? Quote: > First of all, I admit that I haven't lurked here a bit - I'm jumping right > in. Is there a FAQ I should be aware of or are people in here pretty laid > back about content? As far as I know, there is no FAQ. You will find all sorts here. There are some very knowledgeable people, you just have to learn how to separate the good from the bad (and the ugly). And sometimes you need a thick skin. To me it seems the denizens of sci.med.nutrition are like the blind men and the elephant. Each see part of the truth but none can see the big picture. The real danger is when you grab a hold of the tail and become completely convinced that the elephant is a rope. Keep in mind that nutritional studies are statistical in nature. Statistics do not always apply to an individual. People who smoke, diabetics, kidney failure patients, people that are overweight, etc. -- they all have their own particular nutritional needs. What applies to one group does not necessarily apply to all... Randy
Wed, 31 Dec 2003 11:59:19 GMT

su-te.. #8 / 9	Newbie - Am I in the right place? one of the best ways to learn, is to search the older posts at http://groups.google.com , or to use the regular search engine at http://www.google.com then, ask a question, .. after you have researched, learned, & are stumped for whatever reason. susan, su_texas my opinions
Wed, 31 Dec 2003 12:52:55 GMT

GeoWCher #9 / 9	Newbie - Am I in the right place? <Randall Burlew> To me it seems the denizens of sci.med.nutrition are like the blind men and the elephant. Each see part of the truth but none can see the big picture. The real danger is when you grab a hold of the tail and become completely convinced that the elephant is a rope. </Randall Burlew> Name names! Name names! George
Thu, 01 Jan 2004 09:10:29 GMT

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