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edmund_the_destroyer wrote

I had just read another source advocating the 100 grams of fiber today. That seems a pretty difficult target to reach unless you're on a pretty legume-heavy diet. Most other sources of fiber are about 5 grams per cup (0.24 liters) or less.

A few quibbles. I have a friend diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in his late 40s and placed on medication. He was prescribed a Paleo/Atkins diet: vegetables, meat, fish, oils. No grains, no nuts, no potatoes, no legumes, no yogurt, no fruits. After six months he no longer needed medication, his triglycerides are health, his cholesterol is healthy, his blood pressure is normal. If he has a baked potato or a hoagie his blood sugar goes back to unhealthy levels, so it looks like he's on this diet for life.

And not that it's especially important, but my siblings and I have all had the blood test for celiac disease and I don't have it but three of them do. I'm glad for the 'gluten free' craze for their sake.

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