I've done a bit of research on diet before, albeit only within the realm of bodybuilding. Articles and books from Lyle McDonald for example. As a bodybuilding diet likely isn't the best for longevity I'm hoping some folks around here might be able to point me in the right direction for doing some research on the topic.
From lurking around and reading old threads I'm gathering a few things:
- Not much protein/meat is required in a diet, and high intakes of it are likely detrimental
- Vegetables are best raw. Aiming for 50/50 raw:cooked, with more raw the better due to AGEs. I'm guessing this is where smoothies come in to improve palatability. (Question: Isn't the fact cellulose isn't being broken down a problem?)
- Paleo sucks badly
- Vegetarians need to supplement a lot of other stuff to remain healthy
- Caloric restriction, intermittent fasting and the likes may have uses in longevity
- Green Tea is excellent
So with that in mind are there some good books or online resources I could use to educate myself more on this?
And to what extent is longevity-orientated nutrition objective? To what extent can one look at vital stats, metabolic rate, and say "There are you micro- and macronutrient targets, you need this much protein, this many carbs" vs the subjective aspect of people who may want to have a higher intake a particular food group due to preliminary research suggesting positive health benefits?
I should mention too I am mildly interested in the idea of a low inflammation diet. Before I consider something like that I'll have to work out what my inflammation levels are to know how much a difference it makes.
I find that meat excels for niacin and protein, but lacks a lot of other nutrients that don't come from animal products (A,C,K,E,o-3,o-6,manganess) in very significant amounts...But with the search on nutritiondata, and cron-o-meter as the tool to put your day's meals together, sky's the limit. If you do get something put together I'd be interested to see what it was...
