Vegetarian vs “Breaditarian”

Read an interesting article on Paleo from the Mayo Clinic. It talked about Modern Vegetarianism and how many current vegetarians would be more appropriately labeled “breaditarians”. Modern vegetarian diets often rely heavily on processed carbohydrates such as white rice, potatoes, and white flour and sugars.
I’ve met many “vegetarians” who hardly eat actual vegetables. Ironic. The vegetarians with the most vitality are those who get a majority of their food from actual fresh produce. Not processed “vegetarian” bean dip and corn chips.
There is even a phenomenon called “The South Asian paradox [which] refers to the relatively high prevalence of coronary heart disease despite low levels of LDL cholesterol and low prevalence of obesity in urban vegetarians from India who consume a diet high in refined carbohydrates” [my emphasis added].
The article covers a lot of the research and the “why” better than I can. It’s not a difficult read. I highly encourage anyone to check it out.
Paleo Mayo Clinic 101.full
This Saturday I’m offering “office hours” to help review your first week to make sure you’re on the right track. I will answer any questions and point you in the right direction if you happen to stray. It will be at 11am following the workout.
Also, a couple of you were asking about Branch Chain Amino Acids. Here is what I use:
Purple Wraath
Happy Friday
 
WOD:
40 Double Under
40 Push Ups
400m Run
60 Double Unders
20 Push Ups
800m Run
40 Double Unders
40 Push Ups
400m Run

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