Maintaining a balanced diet during Coronavirus

This is total nonsense. Your body is designed to run on carbohydrate.

The body can run on carbohydrates, however the body can also run on fats just as well if not better.

Obesity is a ****ing epidemic in the west and it’s because we eat high-sugar, carbohydrate rich diets.

Not to mention all the links between auto-immune diseases and inflammation which is linked with it.

You can keep stuffing your face with carbs and processed ****. I’ll continue eating lean meats and leafy greens and guarantee I’m a million times healthier than you.

This is whole heap of wrong, scientifically and nutritionally.



I doubt that very much.

“A systematic review from 2018 reported that several studies have linked consuming more dietary sugar — especially from sugary drinks — with chronic inflammation.”

“A 2014 study showed that people who reduced their intake of sugar sweetened drinks had lower inflammation factors in their blood. These findings support the theory that sugar consumption can cause inflammation”

“People may develop the following common signs and symptoms from chronic inflammation: depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders, body pain, constant fatigue and insomnia, constipation, diarrhea, acid reflux, and other digestive issues, weight gain, frequent infections”

“People with chronic inflammation may have an increased risk of diabetes, depression, and dementia”

“A systematic review from 2018 reported that several studies have linked consuming more dietary sugar — especially from sugary drinks — with chronic inflammation.”

Also clearly just two studies about fizzy drinks, which I don't think anyone here was endorsing as healthy in the first place.

This is fantastic, thank you! There may be some issues in getting all those different foods , with the ongoing panic buying, but I'll definitely try to implement more protein, and not just Birds Eye chicken nuggets , which are what I'm getting a bit fed up of at this point ahaha.

Reference? So people can verify both the information and the validity of the source...

Bet you'll still deny all of that.

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/sugar-and-inflammation - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20573797

"In one study, eating just 50 grams of refined carbs in the form of white bread resulted in higher blood sugar levels and an increase in the inflammatory marker Nf-kB"

"A study of 29 healthy people found that consuming only 40 grams of added sugar from just one 375-ml can of soda per day led to an increase in inflammatory markers, insulin resistance and LDL cholesterol. These people tended to gain more weight, too"

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/high-sugar-intake-worsens-autoimmune-disease-mice
"In mouse models of autoimmune disorders, drinking sugary water worsened disease by activating inflammatory immune cells."

https://www.verywellmind.com/how-sugar-affects-the-brain-4065218
"Frequent exposure to high glucose levels diminishes mental capacity, as higher HbA1c levels have been associated with a greater degree of brain shrinkage"

Well of course I will. Because it's a crock of crap.



'Heathline' is not a reputable source.

Even if we follow through the links to the papers, we find that these are tiny prospective studies (n=29) with little generalisability to a larger population. The studies themselves use the words 'potentially' and 'maybe'.

Also, I asked you for systematic reviews, such as a Cochrane review. This is not one.




Can you not read? This is a mouse model. The authors claim nothing about whether this is applicable to human beings, nor have they attempted any research into it.

You might have well have linked an article about how much water is contained in a camel hump.



There is nothing in this paper (nor the actual edited one which was published, which you haven't linked) about sugar or carbohydrate, which was your claim. Why have you linked it?



"Additional research shows that a diet high in sugar reduces the production brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a brain chemical essential for new memory formation and learning."

Hi all, how are you maintaining a varied and balanced diet during the current events? I.e. what sorts of foods are you eating?
Just curious, and wanting a friendly discussion with some advice

I don't understand what's so controversial about what I'm saying. The UK's Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) guidelines, recommend a maximum sugar intake of 5% daily energy intake. In a review of the sugar consumption of 18 developed countries, it was found that total sugar intake as a percentage of energy ranged between 13.5–24.6% in adults. Clearly we consume too much sugar in the west and it's hardly uncontroversial to suggest that's why people are so unhealthy, especially combined with a sedentary lifestyle- not to mention all of the mental issues like depression which are clearly on the rise in the west.

There are plenty, and I mean plenty of prospective cohort studies done in recent years which develop a clear link between sugar/carbs and inflammation and I've seen nothing that contradicts that notion.

I've not looked into any "Cochrane Review" and I'm unaware if there are any studies there on the matter-

I do know for a matter of fact however, the sugar industry has suppressed information and hid health consequences of sugar since the 50's.

If you're aware of ANY data whatsoever that suggests Carbs/Sugar do not have an effect on inflammation please bring it forward.

Again, as I mentioned previously, you can continue shoving your face with processed carbs and refined sugars, I'll stick to meats and leafy greens. I know which makes me feel better and benefits me the most.

I don't understand what's so controversial about what I'm saying. The UK's Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) guidelines, recommend a maximum sugar intake of 5% daily energy intake. In a review of the sugar consumption of 18 developed countries, it was found that total sugar intake as a percentage of energy ranged between 13.5–24.6% in adults. Clearly we consume too much sugar in the west