what are you eating

did not know red meat casues inflammations.   really?  Thats a bummer.

I believe consumption of red meat has been linked to increased cancer risk, and the risk is there because it increases inflammation.  Red meat should be a treat, like a couple of times a year, not a regular part of our diet.  Maybe it should be the new turkey for major festivals. 

In an epidemiological study that didn't include the other risk factors (like mustard on your steak...). 

Red meat in moderation is fine rather more than 2x per year - and the "white meats" aren't innocent either. 

These studies suggest a relative increase in risk. Usually they say something like meat is associated with a "17% increase in risk" - which sounds enormous. Except the risk is, say, 6 cases in 100,000 increases to 7 cases in 100,000...

Before anyone nitpicks, those aren't real figures - they are examples.

It doesn't matter what you eat or don't eat - you will die sooner or later. Or, as a cancer researcher said "Some of us will die healthier than others" 

Are you referring to the UN report?  And I was joking about reducing red meat consumption to a couple of times a year.   I'm a vegetarian so doesn't matter to me, but as we are what we eat and most of our animals are now raised and fed in a very unnatural way, that is something to consider.

Love the last sentence!

I was joking about mustard... 

I assumed you were - but not everyone looking in knows each other as well as we do 

Huh - why does the site offer a lovely devil emoji and then turn it into a frown????????

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And google offers a cute, cuddly demon.  

works for me,

big trap is "grazing" which required a lot of self-discipline to stop eating. Simple approach is if I'm gaining weight I'm eating too much.

Had to stop buying packets of chocolate biscuits though as once they got into the house they seemed to disappear quickly. My nemesis.

This is known in our house as "idle snacking".  I have been known to hide things from my hubby because he just puts things in his mouth without really paying attention.  Irks me when it's something expensive, or something I eat because I can't eat bread any more.    

I've just realized that my height reduction, which I'm still in denial about btw, must have made my BMI much less dire.  

Yes I think I am way to thin.  5 61/2  115 pounds  lost 13 pounds.  What can i eat to gain weight.  thx

I asked my doctor that and she said , "Eat more".  

iT IS SO HARD TO EAT WHEN YOU ARE EATING no sugar or carbs.  Please tell me how, Thx

I meant it is so hard to gain weight when you are not eating sugar or carbs    Please tell me how.  Thx

I wish I knew.  Just try to find high calorie substitutes, like nuts, seeds, instead of cereal.  Eat fruit instead of artificial sweets.  I haven't put on any weight, just got shorter, not good!  And although there are many who would say that organic food is no different from standard gmo or pesticide-raised food I do find organic foods usually taste better and are more satisfying.

As I said in my previous post. if you don't NEED to restrict carbs then don't do so - and I also explained WHY  people on this forum restrict carbs. 

Actually, you are now at the bottom end of the healthy range for BMI for your height - and are probably simply far slimmer than you have been. However - if you don't like being so slim - simply add carbs to your diet. Restricting carbs is a way of losing weight - if you don't need to lose weight, don't restrict carbs.

So if you want to eat more - EAT CARBS. It isn't rocket science!!

but here is the problems, carbs cause inflammations.  And we do not want that.  so I feel stuck.

Karen you need to re-look at carbs and inflammation.

I suggest you visit Havard Health Publications, Havard Medical School.

What you eat can fuel or cool inflammation, a key driver of heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic conditions  

Not all carbs are bad, you just need to choose the correct ones.

A statement like 'carbs cause inflammations' is incorrect and could lead people to wonder.

You do need carbohydrates  - the good ones.

Be careful with Nutrionists, choose Dieticians instead especially those working in hospitals, or Diabetic Dieticians.

It doesn't always apply, everyone is different - and as lodger says and I said earlier, it is the highly refined sugar and carbs such as flours that are worst. You will find a lot of bilge on the internet about what causes inflammation. If it were all true the human race would have died out long ago.

But if you want high calorie food - that isn't that difficult, you use cream, butter and olive oil when cooking, You can eat high fibre carbs - not whilte flours, use wholemeal. Eat a good diet - not junk.

And frankly - be grateful that, unlike most of us, you don't have a weight problem with pred. 

Re "nutritionist" vs "dietitian".  My daughter is a registered dietitian, which means she has a university degree and is registered with a professional organization, just as other professionals like doctors, nurses, engineers, and so on are registered.  This is proof of the qualification.  But so many people odn't know the difference and call a person in her occupation a nutritionist.  So the thing to do when in doubt is to check the quatlifications.  A nutritionist can be anyone who cares to hang out their shingle saying they are, possibly with no formal training whatsoever, but a dietitian is strictly regulated.

Only too true Anghaga and I have constantly tyring to make people understand that anyone can just hang up a sign.