Guest guest Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Hi folks: As some of the members here will know, for the past few months I have been on what might be called an 'extended sabatical' from the real world. Lately we have been staying with friends who, I have concluded, must be among the world's leading authorities on the S.A.D. diet. I really hadn't realized that there are still people out there who eat like this. But based on evidence I now possess I cannot argue about it. Yesterday, just for fun, I logged into CRON-o-Meter everything the man of the house here ate during the day, and the results are interesting. It turned out that he had consumed about 3600 calories. When I explained that, he said " well I don't usually eat that much " and so we pared down the entries to what he figured was his average consumption. These adjusted data show that his normal caloric intake is between 3000 and 3100. In fact his weight suggests that he may eat somewhat less than that on average daily, so these numbers are probably approximately realistic. One might think that, with a calorie consumption at that level, he would have few, if any, nutrient deficiencies. Think again! According to CRON-o-Meter he is deficient the following nutrients by the indicated percentages: Calcium 55% (i.e. he consumed only 45% of the recommended amount); copper 15% (his intake was 85% of recommended); magnesium 34% deficient; manganese 29%; potassium 44%; vitamin B5 12%; B6 16%; C 87% (he consumed only 13% of the requirement); D 96% deficient; E 48%; vitamin K 86%. His intake of all other CRON-o-Meter-listed micro-nutrients was more than adequate. As for fats, he had consumed 65g of saturated fat, plus another 45g of monounsaturated fats (which some of us here, as previously discussed, believe also to be atherogenic), plus 770 mg of cholesterol and a fair amounts of trans fats. It is also clear that he is not open minded to suggested changes. Just an added perspective about how to try to ensure adequate nutrient intakes. As previously noted, on my usual diet I am deficient four micronutrients (with B12 now maybe five?), so the chances are that most of us do not get the full RDAs of every nutrient without supplementation. Rodney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 1.I refer you to my previous post on the point of deficiencies: i.e. They may unimportant for a long, healthy life. 2. If you traveled the public way (train, plane or even stopping to eat if you’re traveling by car) nothing would surprise you when you see how much fat, calories people eat. I was amazed on my last plane trip to see what people were stuffing themselves with and how much of it they were doing it with. BTW almost all public eateries now offer healthy options.......... 3. Good luck with your host! If I were you, I’d hold the comments (esp if you ever want to be invited back :-)) From: Rodney <perspect1111@...> Reply-< > Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:03:00 -0000 < > Subject: [ ] The S.A.D. Hi folks: As some of the members here will know, for the past few months I have been on what might be called an 'extended sabatical' from the real world. Lately we have been staying with friends who, I have concluded, must be among the world's leading authorities on the S.A.D. diet. I really hadn't realized that there are still people out there who eat like this. But based on evidence I now possess I cannot argue about it. Yesterday, just for fun, I logged into CRON-o-Meter everything the man of the house here ate during the day, and the results are interesting. It turned out that he had consumed about 3600 calories. When I explained that, he said " well I don't usually eat that much " and so we pared down the entries to what he figured was his average consumption. These adjusted data show that his normal caloric intake is between 3000 and 3100. In fact his weight suggests that he may eat somewhat less than that on average daily, so these numbers are probably approximately realistic. One might think that, with a calorie consumption at that level, he would have few, if any, nutrient deficiencies. Think again! According to CRON-o-Meter he is deficient the following nutrients by the indicated percentages: Calcium 55% (i.e. he consumed only 45% of the recommended amount); copper 15% (his intake was 85% of recommended); magnesium 34% deficient; manganese 29%; potassium 44%; vitamin B5 12%; B6 16%; C 87% (he consumed only 13% of the requirement); D 96% deficient; E 48%; vitamin K 86%. His intake of all other CRON-o-Meter-listed micro-nutrients was more than adequate. As for fats, he had consumed 65g of saturated fat, plus another 45g of monounsaturated fats (which some of us here, as previously discussed, believe also to be atherogenic), plus 770 mg of cholesterol and a fair amounts of trans fats. It is also clear that he is not open minded to suggested changes. Just an added perspective about how to try to ensure adequate nutrient intakes. As previously noted, on my usual diet I am deficient four micronutrients (with B12 now maybe five?), so the chances are that most of us do not get the full RDAs of every nutrient without supplementation. Rodney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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