TTMJ – What kind of fat should I eat? I heard walnuts are better than almonds and wanted to make sure I get "good fat" in my diet. D.D. Interesting you should ask...I just got done hanging out with a friend who is well versed in the nutrition, how the body works and the systems associated with fat consumption. His contention is that your fat consumption should come entirely from certain mono-unsaturated and [...]
There is no convincing evidence that saturated fat is unhealthy. Interestingly, the body possesses desaturase enzymes that can turn saturated fat into monounsaturated fat. As such, it appears that saturated fat is a superior source of fat due to its stability and versatility. The one fat that is a problem in the diet is the polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid called linoleic acid. Food sources of linoleic acid include: corn oil, soy oil, cottonseed oil, grapeseed oil, oats, peanuts and peanut oil, rice bran, safflower oil, sesame seeds and oil, sunflower seeds and oil, walnuts, wheat products, brazil nuts, pine nuts, hemp, pecans, and pistachios. Walnuts are recommended because they have a good omega-3 to omega-6 ratio. However, the omega-3 that is present is alpha-linolenic acid, which, due to its poor conversion to EPA and DHA, simply does not balance the linoleic acid (omega-6)...
Your question was interesting in that you asked for a "website that took the same strategy you have with working out with nutrition". For a what to eat strategy look at the CrossFit Football website, we have some good information and a decent resource for what to eat and how much you should eat. I try to post good recipes that I use often and will start posting recipes and food pictures to the tab at the top of this page that says EAT...
I'm from UK and follow the CFFB WODS and strength daily. I'm 180lbs 17 years old and trying to gain LOADS of weight, would you recommend GOMAD? Or just milk/whey/oats post workout? I'm eating paleo, fairly strict. Many thanks George George, Unless you are 4'11, being 180lbs is not conducive to being strong. J/k, but what you have done is completed step 1 by showing interest in growing and increasing strength through this email. [...]
I was forwarded a site called Health Matters To Me. The author does some comparisons of a family that produced a DVD on their Raw Vegan diet and the pictures that Weston Price took of Hunter Gatherer tribes around the turn of the century. Storm & Family: Degenerating Raw Vegans "...This brings us to the most fascinating portion of the film: the children. In Weston Price's studies of primitive populations, he discovered that [...]
I posted two articles on training and ketogenic diets that have caused some confusion so I thought I would post the questions and responses for some dialogue. Metabolism and Ketosis - Protein Power Ketogenic diets and physical performance - Nutrition & Metabolism Erik Behan asked a question... There are a couple points of note in the second article that I think need to be addressed by someone smarter than me. [...]