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2004/02/18, 11:54 PM
This from:
http://www.drweil.com/app/cda/drw_cda.html-command=TodayQA-questionId=3696
I'm saddened and a bit angry over this article! :angry:
Pass on Protein Cereals?
I've been seeing new protein cereals in the market, some with as much as 12 grams of protein per serving. If I'm trying to bulk up, should I increase my protein intake via these cereals? Is it possible to get too much protein?
-- Anonymous
Today's Answer
(Published 11/16/1999)
Our bodies use dietary protein to repair and build new tissue. The need for protein is greatest during childhood (for growth), when recovering from a serious illness or injury, or if you're a nursing mother. Otherwise, daily protein requirements are easily met by as little as four ounces of chicken, fish, cheese, or tofu.
If you eat more protein than your body needs, the extra is burned -- not very efficiently -- for fuel. And the higher your protein intake, the greater the workload you impose on your digestive system, liver, and kidneys. This may lead to feelings of fatigue and a lack of energy. While you can lose weight rapidly on some version of the ever-popular high-protein diet, most of what's lost is water -- and you'll regain that as soon as you resume a normal diet. What's more, getting too much protein actually has a diuretic effect and leaches minerals such as calcium out of the body -- and that could, over time, lead to weakened bones and osteoporosis.
I really don't understand the urge body builders have to "bulk up." At its worst, in order to appear physically fit, body building encourages unsound dietary practices. This includes an emphasis on high-protein foods and protein and amino acid supplements. As a group, the body builders I have known aren't any healthier than other people -- some are less healthy because they treat their bodies improperly.
In evaluating a cereal, I think you should pay more attention to the amount of fiber you'll be getting. To be worthwhile, a cereal should give you at least 4 to 5 grams of bran per 1 ounce serving. (You should be eating 40 grams of fiber daily.) Of course, if your favorite cereal doesn't deliver enough fiber, you can buy straight bran and give your breakfast a sprinkle. But I see no reason to add protein to your diet via high-protein cereals.
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--There are no versions of the truth.--
Jeff Goldblum, Jurassic Park II
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2004/02/19, 10:52 AM
Yeah, I have read alot of "Dr. Weils" stuff, his self healing newsletter for instance. I am not a big fan of his by any stretch of the imagination. He caters to the yuppy crowd in my opinion, kind of like the guy with the all raw foods restaraunt. :big_smile:
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If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything....
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2004/02/19, 11:43 AM
Good to hear, Ron. So please tell me that this article was really a Fox and Grapes story.
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2004/02/19, 01:43 PM
I'd like to see the doctor run a mile, or lift some weight other han a pen.
It always suprises me when health 'gurus' don't look very healthy.
Granted, there are a lot of very unhealthy prcatices in bodybuilding (steroids, starvation cycle dieting, tanning, implants, overexercising) but to lump us all together and say we are unhelthy is just wrng.
I would like to compare my blood tests and fitness tests with the good doctor and see how he measures up.
Misinformation like his keeps the masses misinformed, and guess what - then they will buy your next book because they haven't found the answer yet.....:(
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"To be able to go to the gym and train hard is a joy and a privelege, even though the hard work necessitates driving yourself through considerable discomfort. Savor this privelege and blessing, and revel in it."
Stuart McRobert, Beyond Brawn
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