Has anybody here had any success with the vertical diet? What do you feel the diets pros and cons are? How did your blood work look after being on the diet for a period of time? Do you feel the plan is healthy? Thanks :D
What are you trying to get out of the diet? Because the vertical diet was made to be a “bulking diet,” eating easily digestible foods packed with nutrients, so to lose weight it wouldn’t be your best bet, but for trying to put on weight it works very well (from experience) and obviously since I’m not hungry or trying to lose weight, it’s very sustainable
For anyone else out of the loop…
https://www.eatingwell.com/article/7633283/what-is-the-vertical-diet/
>The Vertical Diet is a way of eating designed to help high-level athletes take in the large amount of calories they need to gain weight, increase muscle mass and strength, and maximize workouts.
>The two most commonly eaten foods on this diet are red meat and white rice. White rice because it’s incredibly easy and fast to digest (think: quick energy). Red meat for its iron, zinc, selenium, and B vitamins, as well as its muscle-building potential.
>There’s isn’t scientific research to support, or deny, the purported benefits of the Vertical Diet. We do know that restrictive diets can often backfire and that fiber is really, really good for us.
So it’s a bulking diet to ensure you can eat a high amount of calories with minimal stomach discomfort. It sounds like a very niche diet reserved for very large, athletic men so I don’t think it applies to many people.
As the article above suggests, fiber and diet diversity is very important for healthy gut flora. More and more science is coming out on the importance of gut health and how closely the gut is linked to the brain and many chemical processes in the body. Eating a large diversity of plant-based foods is very important for healthy gut bacteria and this diet definitely neglects that.
One of the pros is that it emphasizes on meeting micronutrient intake and having a good digestion
One of the con is that is may take a little more planning, just like any other diet or eating “healthy” does
There are two issues that I find slightly off with this diet.
The problem with the lack of fibers is that the food is absorbed in the small intestine and very little is left for the bacteria that lives in the large intestine.
This bacteria produces vitamin K and B6 as well as B12 is absorbed there. In addition, some of the calories that you ingest are consumed by the bacteria in the large intestine thus freeing you from extra calories.
I think that any diet that has no or little fibers is not sustainable.