Edwin, a co-worker, and I were chatting about food and nutrition the other day and we ran into this article. Since we have had a few discussions about how low-carb diets and vegetarian diets can be good for your health we suggested this article that advocates for a fusion of the two.
Adding a Big Dash of ‘Health’ to Low-Carbohydrate Diets
Michael Pollan also does a wonderful monologe on the subject in his book The Omnivoure’s Dilemma. He addresses the issue of our disconnect from food and how our culture has lost something that is driving us to resort to these types of diets.
Nor would such a culture be shocked to discover that there are other countries, such as Italy and France, thea ecide their dinner questions on the basis of such quaint and unscientific criteria as pleasure and tradition, eat all manner of “unhealthy” foods, and lo and behold, wind up actually healthier and happier in their eating than we are.
If we are talking about purely health and weight loss I would advocate for a well balanced diet that includes protein and carbohydrates in proper amounts. My warning would be to not overdose on carbohydrates or protien. Balancing your meals with plenty of fruit and vegetables and reducing your meat consumption to two times a week can have great effects on your health.