New Community, I’ve created some seed posts!
Carnivore - The ultimate elimination diet
Purpose
- lifestyle
- food
- Science
- problems
- Recipes
- Sustainability
- Regenerative lifestyle
Rules
- Be nice
- Stay on topic
- Don’t farm rage
- Be respectful of other diets, choices, lifestyles!!!
Just to front run the inevitable arguments - There are many healthy lifestyles / diets - Carnivore is one option. I have no urge to convert or decry other choices.
If your thriving, and insulin sensitive, doing something else - more power to you! Good on you.
What evidence do you have that it’s healthy? Everything I’ve seen points to meat being linked to things like heart disease and cancer.
Also, how do you rationalize choosing a diet that maximizes animal suffering and environmental harm?
Thanks for asking the questions! I appreciate your willingness to have a discussion!
The purpose of this community is not to change anybodies minds, or campaign, I’m happy people have chosen other diets - and I’m really glad those other paths are working for people!
The most concise resource I can point you to is : https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/skeptical-doctors They do a excellent, job and cite sources!
Carnivore is a subset of a low carb / ketogenic diet.
If you want to join me in discussing the literature: https://hackertalks.com/post/5678163 https://hackertalks.com/post/5678151 https://hackertalks.com/post/5592913 https://hackertalks.com/post/5596592 (This one requires a few more hoops and is a study about exogenous ketones, but still relevant when making diet choices)
Insulin resistance is the de facto marker of modern health issues; Carnivore by virtue of not spiking insulin, is a insulin sensitive diet, and avoids the metabolic syndrome family of problems (high blood pressure, cardio vascular disease, fatty liver disease, diabetes etc, etc)
Heart disease is inextricably linked to metabolic syndrome, and insulin resistance; There are also findings suggestive of cancer linked to metabolic syndrome as well (see above). Carnivore, as a strict ketogenic subset, avoids metabolic syndrome entirely by maintaining insulin sensitivity.
If you choose a non-animal food diet for philosophical reasons, I applaud you, I can’t fault you, and I wish you the best success.
Personally, I have a long journey to fix metabolic issues, and the bioavailability of animal based nutrition is significantly higher https://hackertalks.com/post/5606539 and is part of my recovery plan. Getting proper vitamins and minerals is hard on any diet! Depending where you draw the line, this can be achieved with dairy, eggs, and fish as well.
I agree modern farming techniques need to be changed for both sustainability and humanitarian reasons. I’ve discussed the improvement of modern industrial food production before: https://hackertalks.com/post/5620914/6043326 but it boils down to