Amateur nutritionist here. I've done a lot of personal research on nutrition especially when it comes to micronutrients like vitamins and minerals.
My belief is that macros are important in the short-term while micronutrients are far more important for your long-term health just as how you need gas to run your vehicle but need to get your oil changed and tires rotated etc. to give your vehicle a longer life span. For some reason most people only care about their macros it seems though sadly enough.
Today I want to help out my fellow Jow Forumsbros as best as I can by answering any questions you have to help you all be as healthy as possible. Especially micronutrient based nutrition questions since I believe this is where most people don't know anything.
Can you discuss the omega 3 vs omega 6 balance ratio and suggest the healthiest way to go?
Christian Hill
Name one (1) micronutrient that cannot be obtained from meat products.
Anthony Brooks
I eat a fuckton every single day and I'm always starving. I try to eat a lot of the macros, especially protein and carbs, and I take a ton of vitamins to get my micronutrients in. One day I splurged on a Double Baconators from Wendy's and I ordered it with extra cheese and extra mayonnaise. I was shocked at how full I felt for hours after that, even after working out, compared to how i feel hungry immediately after eating healthy food. I also feel constantly sick to my stomach and almost flu-like without fever. I was a sedentary fat fuck before radically altering my diet and exercise routine a month ago. Do I have a fat deficiency? Will this feeling of malaise pass?
David Flores
>I was shocked at how full I felt for hours after that, even after working out, compared to how i feel hungry immediately after eating healthy food. explain what you mean by "healthy food"
my guess is that it's high in protein, high in carbs and low in fat.
IIFYM is promoted because it still lets you buy ZOGchow.
Gavin Wood
>ZOGchow Could you not? Thanks.
Carson Jackson
is a diet consisting solely of whole milk healthy?
Lucas Reyes
I eat steel-cut oats with walnuts, cinnamon and bananas plus unsweetened Greek yogurt with blueberries and almonds and a cup of black coffee every day for breakfast. I eat a salad a day with spinach/tomatoes/cucumbers/2 hardboiled eggs, then usually some protein like a pork chop or chicken breast or a couple chicken thighs. I also eat a couple citrus fruits and a few handfuls of nuts for a snack. I always have a bottle of pre-workout (C4 blue raspberry) and then I eat a big meal with protein (usually chicken breast or thighs/salmon or trout/pork) and sweet potatoes/white potatoes/broccoli/green beans on the side and a glass of water. Sometimes it's brown rice, quinoa or barley for the carbs. Before bed i have 3 servings of Creatine because i'm loading it right now and I also usually have a snack of a chicken breast or some chicken thighs or maybe some shrimp. I supplement Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, fish oil, and probiotics
Lincoln Smith
>Two fucking servings of tuna a day.
Enjoy your mercury.
Jason Rodriguez
oh and I also put olive oil on my lunch salads and have it sometimes with dinner too. I should have mentioned that I'm 6'/186 lbs/22 years old/male/Caucasian
Kayden Taylor
Omega 3 and Omega 6 are both basically the same fatty acid in that they will fight for the same receptors to be accepted by our bodies and are important for most bodily functions. The main problem is that omega 6 is way more prevalent in common dietary foods which is why everyone is on this omega 3 craze it seems. In general like with most dietary needs balance is almost always a safe bet meaning you should try to consume equal levels of omega 3 and omega 6.
A lot of vitamins are rare in meat such as vitamin c and k off the top of my head. Vitamin c is important for neurotransmitter health and vitamin k is important for blood clotting and bone health so you definitely want to eat some vegetables to get those in your diet. Usually fruit has a lot of vitamin c and dark leafy greens contain vitamin k
Adrian Scott
I ate 120 grams of unshelled pumpkin seeds today, what are the consequences for my body?
Matthew Brown
I'd recommend making sure you eat healthy foods with fiber like potatoes to stay full longer. Also when eating super healthy you need to make sure you are still eating fat andgetting salt in you diet which healthy foods and diets seem to usually lack. Also when you say take vitamins I hope you don't mean by supplement. I generally hate the idea of taking vitamin supplements because you can get what you need from food and because they strain your kidneys since your body can't process supplemental vitamins and minerals as efficiently as in colloidal form from foods. Another tip is oatmeal for breakfast is healthy and you will be full for a while.
Cooper Rivera
& are me FYI
Luis Gray
Fasting is survivable but why would you deprive yourself of nutrients and put your body in a constant state of survival?
High quality diet but replace one of the tunas with sardines to reduce mercury and increase nutrient variety. Also since you are eating 2 servings of fish you shouldn't need the fish oil supplement and since you are eating greek yogurt you shouldn't need the probiotic. If you really want a high quality probiotic however look into kefir milk. I used to drink that daily and you can feel the difference it makes in your digestive health. Definitely the highest quality probiotic I've ever used.
Jaxon Cook
>vitamin c liver >k fermented dairy
Jayden Russell
>vitamin K >rare in meat Threads over. OP is a retard
>why would you deprive yourself of nutrients and put your body in a constant state of survival? Well why won't my dumbass body stop storing fat while I'm clearly not in a danger of starvation in the near future?
Jordan Diaz
>way too much protein >3 portions of fruit and veg absolutely shit
Charles Gray
Don't worry, Vitamin Avenger is after him already.
Landon Hill
Thanks I'll look into sardines and I havnt been taking the fish oil / probiotics yet. The greek yogurt helps with my acne for some reason, maybe kefir milk would be even better
Matthew Jones
haha no
Breakfast is good just be careful with all of that fiber at once. When it comes to spinach eating it is generally healthier cooked to free up some of its acids but raw is fine too. I would replace any pork with beef since beef is more nutrient dense and diverse than pork and you won't have to take that b12 supplement if you do. Your carbs are also good especially barely since it is the most nutrient dense carb especially if you eat the unpearled kind. Any options that include seafood like chicken or fish I would try and opt for fish whenever you can and you won't need that fish oil supplement. And since you eat greek yogurt I wouldn't worry about the probiotic and look up kefir milk if you care enough about that stuff. olive oil is fine but will increase your calories if you care about that on the bright side you won't have to worry about any of your harder to get mineral needs but might have an interesting time when it comes to having to shit.
Samuel Ward
Sure if you are down to eat organ meats like beef liver then go ahead but how many people on this board would seriously eat that as part of an every day diet?
Austin Perry
I do. It’s uma delicia
Justin Sullivan
You would have to eat like a pound of liver to get enough vitamin c when you could jsut have a glass of orange juice instead. Not sure about vitamin k and fermented dairy though but seems believable.
Dominic Nelson
good keep eating them. Organ meats are one of the most nutrient dense foods in the world and I wish more people would give them a chance.
Mason Turner
>tfw mom forced me to eat roasted liver as a child and I hate it wholehearthedly now while it's a good food
Hello! Thoughts on taking about 2000-4000 mg of vitamin C daily?
Austin Stewart
>juice an orange >insulin spike inhibits vitamin C absorbtion >phytates inhibit vitamin C absorbtion
Christian Watson
>glass of orange juice or you could just eat a fuckin bell pepper
Mason Bell
are omega 3 supps a meme? is vitamin D a meme?
Jaxon Ortiz
Nutrition bro I have to know so is tea caffine good for you or not or is it like a portion thing u can't have to much
Charles Roberts
>My belief Stopped reading there, fuck off back to geddit
Liam Ortiz
No (if epa and dha) No (if D3)
Brody Gomez
I eat the same foods every day, is this a good diet?
>100 g raw kale >150 g beef >150 g rice >80 g peas >28 g sunflower seeds >2 eggs >2 bananas >whey protein and fish oil
Matthew Jones
what supplements to buy for my grandparents? I read that they need selenium and zinc
Lincoln Wright
forgot to say that it's 2000 kcal, 33% carb, 32% protein 35% fat
Tyler White
>raw Kale JUST FUCK MY THYROID UP SENPAI
Liam Reyes
I like the latest research comparing eating to a workout and how it can contribute to fatigue. I always imagined fighting fatigue with a ton of food and id just get more lethargic. Small meals is the best strategy.
I also liked some research i saw somewhere comparing appetite of intense lifters vs long cardio sessions. The cardio people were had a huge appetite after their workout while the intense lifters shocked their systems so hard they didnt even remember to eat which is sort of ironic based on the cardio peoples usual goals.
Chase Campbell
If by example I need 2700 calories to be in Maintenance and i'm cutting, is it healthy to have really lower calories in the week instead of just splitting same calories for each day? i'm doing weights 4 times per week. and two light cardio sessions per week. Is it fine if I eat lets say 4 days at 2700 and 3 at 1680, or it should be better to eat every day 2260 calories? Also general calories splitting recommendations
Matthew Campbell
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Elijah Butler
Not OP but you need to do this with fat soluble vit C otherwise you will just pee it all out.
Nathan Smith
I constantly fart. Not just because of high protein diet, but ever since I was a child. I used to fart all day in school. How can I reduce this? Will probiotics like kefir help?
Ryder Foster
Raw Cruceferious vegetables contain compounds which suppress the thyroid by inhibiting iodine adsorption and enlarge the thyroid. You could cook all crucerferious foods before eating them
Landon Garcia
There is a good chance you have a food intolerance to something you are eating (dairy, beans, garlic, gluton, etc.). Finding out what it is and cleaning up your diet will get rid of that gas
Nolan Reed
Once for all: is keto just a meme? Is it really bad for health in the long term?
Mason Hill
What is the meaning of "carbs are empty calories"? How can they be empty when they provide energy?
Adam Perry
>crucerferious fck
Dominic Davis
Foods to eat for godlike skin?
Sebastian Ramirez
>fasting is survivable but why would you put your body in a constant state of survival?
I was skeptical at first, but now I'm quite sure you know enough to be a HAES activist.
Hunter Gray
>t. Non white drinking milk
Jace Hall
I'm German. Noone in my family has this issue
Isaiah Torres
I also want to be a nutritionist, any tips ?
Ethan Wood
Little to micro value
Grayson James
Should I be taking a multivitamin? I don't eat many vegetables.
Austin Evans
Great pic. Great contribution. Thanks for posting.
Should I supplement with ZMA (Zinc Magnesium and B6) even though I don't know if I have a deficiency in any of them?
Carter Morris
Is farting normal when you increase your protein intake or is it because I became lactose intolerant from age, my family is almost all lactose intolerant except me when I was a kid because I ate a lot of dairy as a kid but not up until recently. My diet is high in dairy now. I don't have any stomach issues beside the gas
Lucas Torres
Is it healthy to eat the same three meals everyday or should I make a two or three-day plan?
Lets say i eat 6k calories in a day and 4k of those comes from dairy products daily (milk, greek yogurt, whey powder) The other 2k consist of whole foods such as fish, chicken, veges, fruits, oats, rice, nuts, legumes, seeds, honey. 2 protein bars are the only processed food i eat during the day while at work. Is this is a pretty good diet? Or do you think the large amounts of dairy are bad for me? It is hard to find other sources of food with good macros/easy to prepare for near as cheap.