http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/in-defense-of-processed-foods.html
Nice to see a different viewpoint :thumbsup:
Nice to see a different viewpoint :thumbsup:
Based on the various body builders I follow on youtube, I'm pretty certain the "quality" of the food, ie, if it's "processed" or not, makes little to no difference in your physical appearance. It's simply about eating the right calories for the goal you have, and having proper macro's.
If eating Chipotle & poptarts that day fits into your meal plan and you can hit calories and macro's, plus lift your balls off in the gym...It doesn't matter.
The only difference it may make health wise is the processing done to the food having late life effects, like causing cancers, etc. Pretty sure no studies have or can be done to really study that, so... I don't care.
Over the past 8 weeks, I've lost 7lb and my daily diet has included chocolate covered almonds. I still drink beers with my friends. Yet, I've consumed these "bad" foods, and have lost weight, and have barely lost any strength. I'm pretty convinced I could eat whatever the hell I wanted, as long as I ate -3500 cals a week, and hit my protein/carb/fat macros.
Portion control has a lot to do with it too. You can eat bad if you don't eat much or often.
The biggest thing to remember though when eating more processed foods (obviously bad choices) are that good foods tend to make you feel better. When you eat more carbs, for instance, you'll get hungry again sooner....when you eat a balanced, healthy diet, you're going to be taking in more vitamins and minerals, more good proteins, and likely have more energy.
Based on the various body builders I follow on youtube, I'm pretty certain the "quality" of the food, ie, if it's "processed" or not, makes little to no difference in your physical appearance. It's simply about eating the right calories for the goal you have, and having proper macro's.
If eating Chipotle & poptarts that day fits into your meal plan and you can hit calories and macro's, plus lift your balls off in the gym...It doesn't matter.
The only difference it may make health wise is the processing done to the food having late life effects, like causing cancers, etc. Pretty sure no studies have or can be done to really study that, so... I don't care.
Over the past 8 weeks, I've lost 7lb and my daily diet has included chocolate covered almonds. I still drink beers with my friends. Yet, I've consumed these "bad" foods, and have lost weight, and have barely lost any strength. I'm pretty convinced I could eat whatever the hell I wanted, as long as I ate -3500 cals a week, and hit my protein/carb/fat macros.
There are studies that have been done that show immigrants coming to this country have higher rates of stomach and colon cancer (specifically Hispanics). That's because their diets were much simpler in their home countries like Mexico, and less processed-bad than here. So while we don't know exactly what the cause for the increased rate may be, it doesn't mean we shouldn't wonder why it happens nor care about it. I think emulating the simple diet of immigrants is a great way to not only eat cleaner but lower our chances of issues down the road. Eating staples like eggs, chicken, beans and milk are probably better than a Double Whopper with cheese, fries, and a diet Coke when it comes to issues down the road.
but frozen and canned stuff isnt so bad?
E.g.. Aside from micronutrients, I would probably consider a poptart that may have 15g of carbs and 20g fat to be about the same nutrition level as some freshly picked unprocessed almonds of that same macro breakdown. My body has shown me over the last 2 months, that it doesn't really seem to care. I hit the gym 4x a week, eat less and do my normal sport activities. I no longer kill myself over attempted to eat "cave man" style anymore. It's still working out okay. Whether or not I'm placing myself at a higher risk for cancer, is something I'll worry about when I'm older. I'm going to die anyway, might as well enjoy lif eating the foods I like while I can.
I've come to realize that it's combinations of things that makes you sick or healthy. If you want to exercise 6 hours a day like Michael Phelps, then you can eat 7,000 calories a day. If you don't want to exercise, eat lean protein, good carbs, and good fats to manage your weight. etc. etc.
The difficult thing we have right now is seeing the long-term impact of different things - drinking from plastic bottles, using the microwave, eating chemicals in our foods, etc. We have a huge cancer rate in America but no specific source since it could be repeated long-term exposure to a number of things. I mean, this guy ate Twinkies for a month and lost weight, but how good is that long-term for your body?
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/
As far as I'm concerned, people are either already genetically disposed to having cancer or they aren't. No amount of healthy eating, etc etc is going to save somebody who has genetic markers turned on that would make them more likely to get cancer. Others are more resistant, etc.