A lot of people just talk
about macronutrients like proteins, fats and carbs and do not emphasize the quality of nutrients that are very important.
Not exact matches
how
about ingesting some high quality fat or at least a
macronutrient balanced smoothie with lots of fat from coconut milk or almond milk, maybe a tbl of MCT oil, along with greens and perhaps a high protein, moderate fat powder
like Primal Fuel?
Brenda Davis: To an extent, there's still things
like B - 12 and vitamin D and things
like that that we have to worry
about, but in terms of
macronutrients, absolutely.
In this article however, I'd
like to introduce a different way of thinking
about food — not as fuel, but as a complex collection of both
macronutrients and micronutrients that act as biological instruction manuals.
I used to worry
about things
like protein and other
macronutrients but have learned that my diet is varied enough to where I usually get everything I need.
I have since been eating what feels
like ridiculous amounts of food (and not worrying too much
about macronutrient ratios) and haven't gained a single pound, so I think my suspicion was correct.
They found a very surprising correlation: A given person, in 2006, eating the same amount of calories, taking in the same quantities of
macronutrients like protein and fat, and exercising the same amount as a person of the same age did in 1988 would have a BMI that was
about 2.3 points higher.