Activity and muscle mass (WAS: Question about weight)

[Guest guest]

Erica, the only thing that maintains muscle mass is physical activity under

load. This is a pretty basic idea. NASA understands it. Exercise

physiologists understand it. If eating some food--any food--built muscle,

then all the body builders would be in the kitchen, not in the gym.

 

I mean, can you identify a single physiological process in our species

whereby eating any high-fat food results in production of muscle cells or

tissue ... in any way at all? I'd love to learn about it!

 

Best,

Elchanan

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rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

Erica

Thursday, October 25, 2007 11:52 AM

rawfood

Re: [Raw Food] Question about weight.

 

 

I do eat 1/2 avocado almost every

> > evening with my salad, so I thought I was getting plenty of fat in

my

> > diet. Also, I am not yet 100% raw. I am only about 90% raw right

now,

> > I'd say.

 

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I have clients who eat more to maintain muscle/weight. They disappear

on too low fat of raw. In a bad way. I'd up your avocados, etc. Erica

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I think the point was maintenance of weight/muscle, not to build

muscle, and it was a general observation.

 

You contradicted yourself, Elchanan, when you asked " whereby eating

any high-fat food results in production of muscle cells or tissue? " .

 

She never said build, she said maintain. It was a simple comment, and

based on some observations she's had.

 

 

Let's not put words into other people's mouths and fish for conflicts

anymore, okay? You really changed the subject there and invented a

position for her to defend which was not her position in the first place.

As far as the NASA reference...it isn't necessary. NASA also

" understands " that Tang makes a great nutritious Orange drink for its

astronauts. It also " understands " nutritious food can come in squeeze

packets.

 

Instead of doing that, please add something constructive, and without

subtle attempts to silence other people's experiences and

observations. After all, we're all just here to help (at least we

should be).

 

Joe

 

 

 

rawfood , " Elchanan " <Elchanan wrote:

>

> Erica, the only thing that maintains muscle mass is physical

activity under

> load. This is a pretty basic idea. NASA understands it. Exercise

> physiologists understand it. If eating some food--any food--built

muscle,

> then all the body builders would be in the kitchen, not in the gym.

>

> I mean, can you identify a single physiological process in our species

> whereby eating any high-fat food results in production of muscle

cells or

> tissue ... in any way at all? I'd love to learn about it!

>

> Best,

> Elchanan

> _____

>

> rawfood [rawfood ] On

Behalf Of

> Erica

> Thursday, October 25, 2007 11:52 AM

> rawfood

> Re: [Raw Food] Question about weight.

>

>

> I do eat 1/2 avocado almost every

> > > evening with my salad, so I thought I was getting plenty of fat in

> my

> > > diet. Also, I am not yet 100% raw. I am only about 90% raw right

> now,

> > > I'd say.

>

> ------

> I have clients who eat more to maintain muscle/weight. They disappear

> on too low fat of raw. In a bad way. I'd up your avocados, etc. Erica

>

>

>