New health guidelines from expert committee says to reduce meat, eat more plants

Dec 11, 2024
5:58:30pm

runnincoug Intervention Needed

Good advice to combat the obesity and health epidemics we've been talking about today.

https://www.axios.com/2024/12/11/usda-2025-dietary-recommendations

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New health guidelines from expert committee says to reduce meat, eat more plants

runnincoug

Dec 11, 5:58pm

I'm not taking health advice from an Axios article. Nor am I taking health advice from the USDA.

HarlemCoug

Dec 11, 6:01pm

what about common sense?

reagan21

Dec 11, 6:03pm

Same advice given in the word of wisdom but… he is not going to hear it.

Baron

Dec 11, 6:04pm

You can follow the WOW and be in horrific shape.

Samsonite

Dec 11, 7:03pm

And? Just saying the advice to eat plants and less meat is not controversial

Baron

Dec 11, 7:36pm

That it’s not good advice at all

Samsonite

Dec 11, 9:33pm

Generally agree. More protein. Less sugar. Fewer carbs. Were obese because we

Jay Rick

Dec 11, 9:59pm

Yep. Meat fills you up and gives you nutrients. Less addictive and not as easy to snack all day on. It is 100% not

Samsonite

Dec 11, 10:01pm

Over consumption of meat might be hurting us in some other ways - maybe heart

Jay Rick

Dec 11, 10:06pm

Eating meat is not bad for your heart. Fat is good for your body. It’s needed.

Samsonite

Dec 11, 10:09pm

Meat is not causing the obesity epidemic at all.

Samsonite

Dec 11, 7:01pm

Research says meat is associated with obesity.

runnincoug

Dec 11, 8:26pm

Carbs, processed food, and sugar. Eat as much meat and veggies and fruit as you want. It’s not hard.

Samsonite

Dec 11, 9:34pm

That's your opinion but not what the research says that I just shared

runnincoug

Dec 11, 9:52pm

Right. Because government funded research about diet is never wrong. I eat a lot of meat and have 11% body fat.

Samsonite

Dec 11, 9:54pm

I don't eat much meat and I'm trim too. See that's why we need research

runnincoug

Dec 11, 10:17pm

I wonder if a lot of that is burgers?

UNLVcougar

Dec 11, 10:46pm

Ditto. I'm going with this guy!

BlooGeek

Dec 11, 6:03pm

But we spent what $100 mil in tax dollars to determine this?

Bluforever

Dec 11, 6:40pm

RE: New health guidelines from expert committee says to reduce meat, eat more

franklyvulgar

Dec 11, 6:01pm

No thanks. That's dumb.

WDaddy

Dec 11, 6:02pm

That's basically President Nelson's diet.

Oatmeal

Dec 11, 6:06pm

It was also basically my friend's diet. He died from cancer at 45.

AZ Coug

Dec 11, 6:08pm

you heard it here first, folks. Plants cause premature death

reagan21

Dec 11, 6:09pm

Were his veggies from California? Should have read the label

Mems

Dec 11, 6:14pm

Eat Ben Bikman’s diet. IYKYK

SJS

Dec 11, 6:09pm

There a lot of ways to skin that cat…

niqmadu

Dec 11, 6:09pm

once you skin it though, I wouldn't eat it. Veggies is the better option

reagan21

Dec 11, 6:11pm

My cow ate the veggies. So did my rabbit. I eat them and only

niqmadu

Dec 11, 6:13pm

My broccoli ate a cow, soooo

reagan21

Dec 11, 6:14pm

Oh the veggie tales…

niqmadu

Dec 11, 6:15pm

What we really need

TLCougar

Dec 11, 6:10pm

Eating healthy doesn’t make you live longer. It only makes it feel longer

niqmadu

Dec 11, 6:33pm

RE: New health guidelines from expert committee says to reduce meat, eat more plants

byujacob

Dec 11, 6:18pm

It just goes to show ya...

cougfanblue

Dec 11, 6:19pm

I don't think eating meat is what is leading to obesity.

UNLVcougar

Dec 11, 6:33pm

I’m making bacon, eggs, and toast for dinner. 586 calories and macros that work for me today.

Cougar-Duck

Dec 11, 6:34pm

Eat more fruits and vegetables? Was Marx himself heading the expert committee???

vagabonder

Dec 11, 6:36pm

Plants? With all of their defense mechanisms?

TNT

Dec 11, 6:51pm

Should be eating more meat and less sufar and snack foods. Eating LESS meat isn’

kotacoug

Dec 11, 6:57pm

Nah. Terrible advice.

Samsonite

Dec 11, 7:00pm

Al Michaels is on line two.

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