tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post2647797869120093945..comments2024-02-20T16:22:10.042-05:00Comments on Tuit Nutrition: Food for Thought Friday: Low-Carb Logical FallaciesAmy B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08471580967464668110noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-72267998917034594222015-05-17T23:29:58.293-04:002015-05-17T23:29:58.293-04:00I don't often get around to check your blog, b...I don't often get around to check your blog, but when I do it is always good.<br /><br />While an evolutionary perspective is great for getting people to consider that "hmm, maybe it isn't a stretch to think that millions of years of evolution hasn't properly equipped me to run on 2 liters of Coke a day", folks have definitely relied on several logical fallacies to support certain nutritional ideas. Even if a premise can be supported by other solid arguments, piling on some poor logic just to make things more appealing is still just poor logic and needs to be called out. Humans aren't equivalent to cows, or pigs, or anything else that has ever walked the earth. Heck, people of different genetic backgrounds aren't even equivalent in regards to dietary effects. Dairy and lactase persistence for example.Johnnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-46452204967581710662015-05-15T14:46:03.345-04:002015-05-15T14:46:03.345-04:00Thanks! I'm glad we've discovered each oth...Thanks! I'm glad we've discovered each other. And yeah, I agree that grains *can/do* fatten humans, but it does our nutritional perspective no favors to keep going back to the feedlot analogy. I think cinnamon is supposed to be bad for ants, too. Oh, no! Guess I better not eat any anymore! (Cinnamon, that is; not ants, hehheh.)Tuit Nutritionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708859914305178756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-27662522903443401872015-05-15T14:35:42.458-04:002015-05-15T14:35:42.458-04:00Hey Amy. Thanks for stopping by my blog. This is g...Hey Amy. Thanks for stopping by my blog. This is great post. Having studied human evolution (and their co-evolution with animals and plants), I thank you for this! "To suggest that grains fatten humans because they have been shown to fatten cows is a leap of logic as shaky as suggesting that raw grass and nothing but raw grass can keep humans healthy because it keeps cows healthy." Bam, spot on. There is a ton of this erroneous extrapolation out there. Most recently, everyone freaking out because fruit flies die when they consume Truvia (erythritol) and now it's being called an insecticide. Well, I have an infestation of ants in my house and they die when I spray them with a mixture of water, dish soap and olive oil. Pretty sure that if you sprayed me with the same mixture, I'm not going to keel over on contact. <br /><br />Good stuff!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466789198974607333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-17921541802899708182015-05-05T19:23:54.446-04:002015-05-05T19:23:54.446-04:00As a human, I can tell that raw carrots are not 10...As a human, I can tell that raw carrots are not 100% digested , especially when consumed in a big amount. I have a nice recipe for marinated carrots and eat it from time to time. It doesn't mess up my LC diet, but I am careful not to eat too much , or it would stimulate GI tract to an uncomfortable degree. Galina L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09156132815504279615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-79592087932451229202015-05-05T18:06:57.231-04:002015-05-05T18:06:57.231-04:00Yes pigs much closer to humans in terms of stomach...Yes pigs much closer to humans in terms of stomach and intestines also diet.<br />I grew up on a market garden, we always raised pigs for personal consumption feeding them table waste and waste/excess veges. Usually they would receive most calories via kumara(sweet potato) but one year we had an enormous carrot crop and so that year is was carrot feed pork. Carcass weights were similar but carrot feed pigs were too lean, lean pork is unappealing you need a nice layer of fat which kumara provides amply.johnnyvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815010039118878013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-55252648712611372162015-05-03T20:16:44.799-04:002015-05-03T20:16:44.799-04:00Yes! I cringe every time I hear that "they fa...Yes! I cringe every time I hear that "they fatten cows with grain" analogy. Bloody hell folks, do better than that. That's some very weak tea and it just makes you look quite woefully ignorant on the topic. Think.Onlookerhttps://twitter.com/OnlookerfrTroy/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-65850407317367898922015-05-03T00:10:21.915-04:002015-05-03T00:10:21.915-04:00:D Thanks, Esmee! In an alternate universe (or th...:D Thanks, Esmee! In an alternate universe (or this one, very soon), I'm a successful novelist, so it's always really heartwarming when someone compliments my writing. I enjoy conveying this kind of information to people, and I like knowing someone, somewhere, is learning something, but it's especially nice when people notice the writing itself isn't half bad. ;-)Tuit Nutritionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708859914305178756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-31936948260394264922015-05-03T00:02:45.526-04:002015-05-03T00:02:45.526-04:00Lierre Keith has a excellent explanation of how co...Lierre Keith has a excellent explanation of how cows derive energy from their food. The grass they eat feeds the bacteria in their stomach (or rumen). The bacteria then thrive and multiply. The cows - in turn - actually live off the bacteria which is largely protein and fat. P. S. I love your writing.Esmee La Fleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18203495318503567876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-28471792387896156722015-05-01T17:00:30.374-04:002015-05-01T17:00:30.374-04:00It might be apt to say that even herbivores (like ...It might be apt to say that even herbivores (like cattle) and birds whose natural diet includes grains get fat on a grain-based diet.Lori Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612141535162268390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-55829687010725214802015-05-01T14:54:50.080-04:002015-05-01T14:54:50.080-04:00"Feed them(pigs) skim milk" for fattenin..."Feed them(pigs) skim milk" for fattening was also an interesting tip.Galina L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09156132815504279615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-13050190953126130562015-05-01T14:46:36.512-04:002015-05-01T14:46:36.512-04:00May be extrapolation from pigs is more accurate th...May be extrapolation from pigs is more accurate than from ruminants or rodents http://www.wellfedhomestead.com/how-to-fatten-pigs-and-people. There are too wide extrapolation from the blogger, but there are also some interesting facts like corn is more fattening than wheat and barley,<br />"Pigs who were fed molasses and cane juice products the night before slaughter had a 34% larger liver than pigs who were fed a traditional grain-based diet. A larger liver = a sicker liver. Adding sugar to a pig’s diet increases their rate of carcass growth. Weanling pigs have a greater growth performance when they eat milk chocolate products leftover from the candy making industry. Go figure. Pigs who have diets that are sweetened end up eating more. In fact, simply giving the pigs a sweetener increased their chewing behavior. Ever feel the need to chew something, even though you’re not hungry? You’ve probably been eating too much sugar."<br />"Pigs that are grown in confinement (most of the pigs that are raised for meat in the US) grow at a faster rate than pigs that are raised on pasture. "Galina L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09156132815504279615noreply@blogger.com