Yeah, people are saying that the human body is born with a finite amount of energy, like a battery. Exercise just depletes that energy.
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That's not really the way I would go. It's more like an engine. Even finely tuned and built race cars don't last long because they are run so hard. Likewise, the more food you take in and burn then you are taxing the body. At some point part of the process will start to break down and result in damage. It has Long been known that one of the easiest and most reliable ways to live longer is to limit your calorie intake. I don't think this is due to problems associated with obesity, it is because you force the body to slow down and run efficiently.
People have also said that the heart only has so many beats in it (not literally, but that is the gist of it). The thing is, you need to get your body in great shape and exercise quite a bit to lower that heart rate significantly. You can save a lot of beats in a 24 hour period when you go from a resting HR of 65 to 50. That's enough heart beats to make up for your heart rate to be at the limit for a couple of hours daily during exercise.
I love the overlap between the people who are vociferously against GMO's and the people who are really into Impossible Burger, which wouldn't be possible without GMO byproducts.
I find it fascinating how unreserved people are about a product simply because it is labeled as vegan.
Now it is entirely possible that in this social media age and with the flood of cash that comes with the kind of investor backing the company has, people are being sold some hype and haven't really given it a lot of thought yet. But I find that obvious disconnect pretty interesting.
I find it fascinating how unreserved people are about a product simply because it is labeled as vegan.
Now it is entirely possible that in this social media age and with the flood of cash that comes with the kind of investor backing the company has, people are being sold some hype and haven't really given it a lot of thought yet. But I find that obvious disconnect pretty interesting.
My 88 year old mom has had a HR of 100-110 for about 15 years now and doc says it’s fine there. Genetics is a lot.
As long as people understand that the only hype is- "We're saving the planet", and don't care if they are paying more for a product that doesn't taste as well as the target product, have at it.
Agreed....let people eat what they want but what if it is not saving the planet and it isn't healthy to eat because the human species has been eating and evolving for 100,000's of thousands of years and it is reasonable to assume our bodies can't adapt this quickly to eating such a previously foreign type of food in our diet?
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Then it remains just hype and the fringe has to work harder to keep it alive.
But people might be eating this thinking they are solving health issues....and feeding to their children thinking this is a better way to eat. Granted, it is probably better for them than the Standard American Diet, but that is a low bar to measure against.s
Maybe.
Up to this point, the company only says they trying to 'save the planet'. They have made no claim to IB being a better diet option, to my knowledge.
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https://thetakeout.com/sodexo-launches-impossible-burger-meat-menu-vegan-1837065628
This might not be just a fad...
Unfortunately, there are a lot of things we've been fed (pun intended) by so-called health experts AND food producers (that stand to profit) n this country that lasted much longer than the time-span of "a fad" . Let's not pretend this is something new or any-type of validation.
Exhibit A: margarine as a supposed healthier alternative to butter)...
...that turned out to be determent to our health long term.
Come on people. Take a deep breathe. We are living beings put on this planet a long, long time ago (feel free or argue origins on your own time) . Lets quit pretending that the long term continual existence of our species is dependent on multinational corporations hopefully developing fake food for us to eat to keep us alive and healthy.
I don't believe that is our fate.
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I think you're mistaking my point. What I mean is, I don't think this is going away any time soon. Your margarine comparison is actually pretty apt. Margarine was demonized by the dairy industry. There were all kinds of outlandish claims about it, and laws were proposed (and some passed) requiring it to be colored pink, or uncolored, in hopes of making it less appealing to the public. Some of the claims were true. Some were just scare tactics from the competition. But a hundred plus years later you can still buy margarine at basically every supermarket in the country.
That's what I mean when I say that I don't think these meat alternatives are a fad. I doubt they'll ever replace meat, but 5 years from now, how many fast food restaurants do you think won't have some kind of meat alternative option on the menu? I'll bet it's a very low percentage.
