Some questions
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So open to anything and everything that can help me with figuring out what the best diet truly is!!!
I think our genetic lineage could have a small effect on our optimal diets. Some people might process daily better or utilize folate more efficiently. But I don’t think variations in our ancestry would have as large effects as people claim, where if you are from this part of the world you do well on a high fat diet and this part of the world you do better on high carb etc. There’s no evidence of that and no parallel in other species. All species have a species-specific diet.
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‘1. It’s not only ancestral, genetic change continues. Some have lactase persistance for dairy or hemoglobin changes for altitude or malaria. BTW There are books written about the variety of fallacy in arguments using ancestral heritage.
‘2. I’d go with USDA myPlate eating patterns. It’s easy and backed by scientific consensus.
‘3. Macro’s are broad abstractions. People proffer protein with vague fat and carb distrust. Like these labels mean anything. Popular biochem and nutrient lingo isn’t a useful approach to daily diet advice. It’s dated and misses so much.
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Keep it simple. If you count, count food. If you measure, measure food. Again USDA myPlate
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