Gen Z and protein

[Anonymous]

Who told Gen Z to become obsessed with counting grams of protein? Counting grams of protein never makes sense. It is not a nutrient in that it makes sense to count.

[Anonymous]

It's a trend. Just like the "low carb" idiocy.

Your "macros" don't matter. Just eat real food. Mostly plants. A little of everything else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a trend. Just like the "low carb" idiocy.

Your "macros" don't matter. Just eat real food. Mostly plants. A little of everything else.

Low carb makes more sense though. Diabetes is real. Counting "protein" seems made up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a trend. Just like the "low carb" idiocy.

Your "macros" don't matter. Just eat real food. Mostly plants. A little of everything else.

Low carb makes more sense though. Diabetes is real. Counting "protein" seems made up.

Yes and you need to make up the calories from carbs not to mention protein reduces the spike.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a trend. Just like the "low carb" idiocy.

Your "macros" don't matter. Just eat real food. Mostly plants. A little of everything else.

Low carb makes more sense though. Diabetes is real. Counting "protein" seems made up.

Nobody (or next to no one, baring people with unusually rare disorders) gets diabetes from eating beans, sweet potatoes, and apples. "Low carb" makes zero sense at all, unless you're a moron.

[Anonymous]

There are people who go overboard, but protein is definitely a nutrient.

[Anonymous]

Protein is helpful in regulating blood glucose. A balance of protein, fat and carbs prevents blood glucose spikes. This is a huge component of diabetes management for both Type 1 and Type 2.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a trend. Just like the "low carb" idiocy.

Your "macros" don't matter. Just eat real food. Mostly plants. A little of everything else.

Low carb makes more sense though. Diabetes is real. Counting "protein" seems made up.

Nobody (or next to no one, baring people with unusually rare disorders) gets diabetes from eating beans, sweet potatoes, and apples. "Low carb" makes zero sense at all, unless you're a moron.

DP. You are a moron if you don't understand that some people can start to develop insulin resistance for whatever reason and have to be careful about the level of carbs they consume (that break down quickly to sugar and are stored in muscle, fat, organs, etc.) as a % of total diet and protein.

Don't be the moron who makes pronouncements as if what you say applies to everyone at every stage of life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Protein is helpful in regulating blood glucose. A balance of protein, fat and carbs prevents blood glucose spikes. This is a huge component of diabetes management for both Type 1 and Type 2.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a trend. Just like the "low carb" idiocy.

Your "macros" don't matter. Just eat real food. Mostly plants. A little of everything else.

Low carb makes more sense though. Diabetes is real. Counting "protein" seems made up.

Nobody (or next to no one, baring people with unusually rare disorders) gets diabetes from eating beans, sweet potatoes, and apples. "Low carb" makes zero sense at all, unless you're a moron.

If you are a Type 1 diabetic all these foods would require insulin to avoid a huge blood glucose spike.

Yes, fiber does slow the blood glucose rise, but it would be even less abrupt with the addition of protein.

For a Type 1 fiber is usually thought to affect the net carbs if it is 5g per serving. Then, it is netted out at 50%.

Yes, the average person does not need to be calculating macro nutrients. But, it is not just BS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a trend. Just like the "low carb" idiocy.

Your "macros" don't matter. Just eat real food. Mostly plants. A little of everything else.

Low carb makes more sense though. Diabetes is real. Counting "protein" seems made up.

Nobody (or next to no one, baring people with unusually rare disorders) gets diabetes from eating beans, sweet potatoes, and apples. "Low carb" makes zero sense at all, unless you're a moron.

+1

People get type 2 diabetes from eating garbage (which is often carb heavy) and being completely sedentary.

It’s the pop tarts, not the “carbs” in the pop tarts.

[Anonymous]

I sit down to work my 12 hour day with little time to exercise. Counting protein and carbs allow me to go struggle with small weight gain instead of ballooning.
And I eat 1500 cal a day real foods. Weight creeps up slowly still.

[Anonymous]

Bashing Gen Z AND protein in one thread? A+ OP!

[Anonymous]

Why are you relating interest in protein to Gen Z? There is a lot of science to support a higher protein diet, but it's not specific to Gen Z.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a trend. Just like the "low carb" idiocy.

Your "macros" don't matter. Just eat real food. Mostly plants. A little of everything else.

Low carb makes more sense though. Diabetes is real. Counting "protein" seems made up.

Nobody (or next to no one, baring people with unusually rare disorders) gets diabetes from eating beans, sweet potatoes, and apples. "Low carb" makes zero sense at all, unless you're a moron.

If you are a Type 1 diabetic all these foods would require insulin to avoid a huge blood glucose spike.

Yes, fiber does slow the blood glucose rise, but it would be even less abrupt with the addition of protein.

For a Type 1 fiber is usually thought to affect the net carbs if it is 5g per serving. Then, it is netted out at 50%.

Yes, the average person does not need to be calculating macro nutrients. But, it is not just BS.

DP but she said no one gets diabetes from eating healthy carbs… not that people with diabetes don’t need to monitor their carbs.