Paleo diet slammed in Muscle & Fitness Hers page

[Violette_R]

The cover of this month's Muscle & Fitness Hers (Muscle & Fiction, I've heard Robb Wolf call it) asks "Should You Eat Like Your Ancestors?" I wasn't surprised when their answer was no. The writer interviewed an R.D. (that's the only qualification listed) and spent less than a 1/2 page extolling the benefits of grains and legumes, ignoring that all the benefits she listed are also enjoyed in the paleo diet.

I'm not surprised given the source, but I'm still not impressed.

[janie]

Looks like Robb Wolf called it! Really, CW is so old and tired and ineffective for most, but they just keep harping away with the SOSO.

[eKatherine]

Who are their sponsors and what would happen to their business if their readers got healthy without buying their products?

[Scott F]

Who are their sponsors and what would happen to their business if their readers got healthy without buying their products?

The sponsors own those magazines, literally. These mags are mostly infomercials to sell products. For example, a lot of these protein powders they sell have BCAAs - not particularly paleo. BCAS is fine if you are seriously trying to build muscle and have the capacity to build more. If you aren't building muscle BCAAS can lead to insulin resistance similarly to sugar (source: Fat Chance - Dr Robert Lustig MD).

[Violette_R]

I didn't know that about BCAAs - and everybody's selling them now! Every line has an amino acid drink mix all of a sudden. I just wanna lift - I see no reason to drink watermelon flavored potions that I don't quite understand the purpose of. And if they cause insulin-resistance, good thing I decided to stay away from them.

[eKatherine]

The sponsors own those magazines, literally. These mags are mostly infomercials to sell products. For example, a lot of these protein powders they sell have BCAAs - not particularly paleo. BCAS is fine if you are seriously trying to build muscle and have the capacity to build more. If you aren't building muscle BCAAS can lead to insulin resistance similarly to sugar (source: Fat Chance - Dr Robert Lustig MD).

So what you're saying is that it's unlikely we'll see a series of articles in the near future on how to get the protein we need from real foods consumed as meals rather than chemical shakes?

[primalasfuck]

The sponsors own those magazines, literally. These mags are mostly infomercials to sell products. For example, a lot of these protein powders they sell have BCAAs - not particularly paleo. BCAS is fine if you are seriously trying to build muscle and have the capacity to build more. If you aren't building muscle BCAAS can lead to insulin resistance similarly to sugar (source: Fat Chance - Dr Robert Lustig MD).

all whey protein contains BCAAs. so do meat and eggs. pretty paleo if u ask me.

[bloodorchid]

sometime last year or the year before there was a several page article in favor of it

but there is a new editor and she's been steering it back to vegetarian/cw. this month's magazine was disappointing, it was almost like every 2nd word was an ad

[Violette_R]

sometime last year or the year before there was a several page article in favor of it

but there is a new editor and she's been steering it back to vegetarian/cw. this month's magazine was disappointing, it was almost like every 2nd word was an ad

Seriously? She owns the Nebraska Steakhouse here in NYC! That's crazy that she would be pushing vegetarian!

[eKatherine]

Seriously? She owns the Nebraska Steakhouse here in NYC! That's crazy that she would be pushing vegetarian!

People who eat vegetarian need to buy more supplements.