Dr. McDougall, you have always been an inspiration to me. I have learned more about carbs from you than all others combined. When I stay on a high carb (non processed) and low fat diet plan, I lose weight and have plenty of energy. I love nuts of all kinds and so I have to consciously restrict myself to a limited amount of nuts. Especially cashews. I get started eating them and it takes an act of Congress to get me to stop. So videos like this are a good reminder for me to limit my intake of nuts. Thank you for sharing your knowledge of nutrition and common sense eating.
all of you disagreeing with him don't understand his point. you CAN eat avocados and nuts, just don't make them the MAIN part of your meals! if you eat 3000 calories in a day, don't have 1000+ calories from these fats. that means eating more than 3 avocados! your calories should come mainly from starch.
What if i wanted to to make my diet, one brazil nut on tuesday but on the second Tuesday of the second month have two brazil nuts and one pecan nut only two have hald a pecon nut on wendsday followd by another whole brazil nut on wendsday but go without foods on fridays and satuerdays, but then go nuts on mondays, maybe have a little pottaoe on the next wendsday after that, oh yeah, o forget thursday, i have potatoe on thursdays? is that ok?
sheepnoisebah This is my issue with Dr Dougall about Nuts: nuts, olives and avocados are Whole Foods with fiber. And people who eat nuts in scientific studies (NutritionFacts have shown them) actually showed that they lost weight and cholesterol went down. Also per weight, White rice and white potatoes have less fiber (if not none) in them compared to nuts. White rice and potatoes will raise the blood sugar of diabetics (especially those with type 1). I’m not saying people should just eat nuts all day long. But we do need a diverse array of foods to stay healthy and that would include nuts.
Yes, they will put weight on you. I became vegan and thought that was the best snack. It took me a while to believe my weight gain was due to me eating too many cashews. They are so addictive.
Nuts are not fattening. All you have to do is eat them in moderation so as not to exceed your body's caloric limit. But you can include them without any problem in your diet. The recommended daily amount is 5-8 nuts. You can take them with breakfast, at lunch, as a snack or, why not, at dinner. But, yes, do not go too far, since everything is good in its proper measure, and if your goal is to lose weight, you should not consume more than 8 nuts a day.
@@LophophorawilliamsiiI agree with this. There is no need to cut out nuts you just have to weigh them out to keep you under your calorie and grams of fat per day allowances.
I don't know if I can go along with this. More and more research has come out showing just how healthy nuts are, mainly for the oils they contain. There has been a ton of studies showing eating nuts daily can reduce your risk of stroke and alzheimers, esp. walnuts and almonds.
dr greger says you dont gain weight on nuts and seeds mostly because of how satisfying they are that's if your not having 2-3 tablespoons of nut butters. it would be to expensive where i live to live off nuts and seeds.
I eat nuts, seeds and avocado every day, routinely getting 80-100 grams of fat/day and my body fat is 12%. My experience suggests it's more complicated than 'the fat you eat is the fat you wear.'
Nuts are not fattening. All you have to do is eat them in moderation so as not to exceed your body's caloric limit. But you can include them without any problem in your diet. The recommended daily amount is 5-8 nuts. You can take them with breakfast, at lunch, as a snack or, why not, at dinner. But, yes, do not go too far, since everything is good in its proper measure, and if your goal is to lose weight, you should not consume more than 8 nuts a day.
cant understand his logic. ive been eating avocados, mixed nuts and mixed seeds for 3 yrs since going vegan and my weight is still steadily coming down. yes these foods have a high fat content but our body utilizes the good fats for many processes in the body, only the saturated fats are bad for us but most of the fats in these foods are the good fats our body needs just as nature intended. im still eating them regular and im doing fine, im not getting fat mr mcdougall. infact im getting leaner all the time. my waist has gone from 36 inches down to 30 and soon it will be 29!. love it!.
He doesn't know what he's talking about. He condemns any diet that opposes his own without even fully knowing about it first. The real questions are: Is this diet sustainable and what are the long term consequences of it (nutrient deficiencies, disease risk later in life)? Higher fat diets seem to be reporting similar benefits and much more than Mcdougalls diet, including faster weight loss.
Before I knew how detrimental nuts and avocados were I would eat them almost everyday. Thank goodness I have the knowledge now since consuming the in excess has dangerous effects. Even in moderation as Esselstyn says, “moderation kills.”
PROXiiMA CENTAURii nuts are good for you. The have healthy omega 3. More healthy is flaxseed. But in small amounts only. Use nuts and seeds as medicines not as food in large quantity
Well sure, if you replace animal foods with nuts and avocados you'll lose weight. But, you'd probably lose even more weight if you replaced animal foods with starches instead of nuts and avocados.
I've read that most of the fat from nuts is not absorbed. When I included raw nuts of various kinds into my evening meals as a starter, I've found that my weight loss is greater and I'm less hungry.
im a true believer but i do eat some raw pecans or almonds on my oatmeal every morning. But for a heart patient or someone trying to lose weight it could be avoided. However if you are young and healthy and have stabalized your weight i would think there is no harm in eating a few raw nuts.
I eat a half of an avocado everyday in my veggie wraps. I also eat raw coconut flakes in my oatmeal. I measure it. I have found a15% works best for me with fats. I feel more satisfied and have more energy for my workouts. Is this ok? I do eat avocado everyday
While I like the McDougall diet and I don't think we should eat a lot of high fat foods, I'm not sure I can totally agree with what he said in this video. I mean, he kept mentioning not eating a lot of seeds. Corn is the seed of the plant. Actually, grains in general are the seeds of the plants they come from. Beans are also seeds. Heck, even potatoes sprout from the tuber.
McDougall is the true paleo diet. Our ancestors would have been hard-pressed to have nuts every day and in such quantities. And gathering was a more reliable source of calories than hunting, etc.
I overeat nuts daily and I'm lean, lol ... the problem are not the nuts but lack of exercise and bad combinations. Also, make sure you soak them before you eat them.
Jared Chan Most nuts are difficult to digest if eaten raw (eating them roasted and/or with salt is of course the absolute worst) and they cause a lot of gas. I'm not an expert but if you do a quick search, you'll see that soaking helps get rid of unwanted acids and also makes the nutrients easier to absorb. During winter I would recommend soaking for about 10 to 12 hours. In summer 6 to 8 . That's for all nuts and seeds excluding walnuts and cashews. Cashews need to be soaked for about a couple of hours.
Right now I did understand you . Dr.john want to cut out entire fat completely regardless of animal or plant sources . He did agree with him dr .Caldwell esselstyn because he wants to reverse the heart diseases . therefore you should cut out animal proteins, avocados, olives , oils , coconut, nuts and seeds for heart patients. But what about people with no history of heart diseases and athletes can they enjoy to eat these stuffs I mentioned earlier
Ricardo Felipe Guzmán Oelrich Thanks for the reply. I have done a bit of my own research since posting this comment and have learned that Purslane is also a good source of ALA. Eating nuts every day will contribute to belly fat.
noo! in fact there is a study cited by Dr. greger in which they gave people a 300 calorie surplus worth of nuts and the y did not gain any weight, you should go for either walnuts or flaxseeds for your essential fatty acids and even thoughgreen leafy vegetables are high in Omega 3's they are so light in calories you would be eating buttloads of greens to get sufficient ALA, don't fear nuts, they have lots of nutrients and toasted walnuts have a higher mineral absorbtion, plus they enhance endothelial function, it's an honor helping, plus i guess you want to avoid any chances of brain diseases!
Ricardo Felipe Guzmán Oelrich I saw the video too but eating nuts gave me belly fat. Saying that they did not gain weight is not the same as saying they did not have belly fat. I’ll stick to green leafy vegetables.
The problem with a starch based diet is that most of the starchy foods recommended are soft when cooked, and not enough emphasis is placed on nuts, seeds, and raw vegetables. If most of what you eat growing up is composed of rice, beans, potatoes, pasta, you’ll end up having an underdeveloped jaw due to the lack of chewing required. Ancient humans before agriculture had far stronger jaws and straight teeth because they ate far more tough uncooked raw vegetables, seeds, nuts, and whole grains. Asian countries that live off starch-based diets today have epidemics of weak underdeveloped jaws, teeth overcrowding, and other dental issues, in spite of the fact their diets are healthy and they live longer. It doesn’t take a genius to realize that eating a diet composed of mostly soft starches is going to result in an underdeveloped jaw. It’s a major overlooked side effect of going starch-based that will negatively effect your quality of life, especially for men. You do not want your son to have an underdeveloped jaw, trust me. This can be compensated for by adding plenty of nuts, seeds, and raw vegetables to the diet to help stimulate jaw growth and making sure to teach your children to breath through their noses and have good oral posture..
i eat a cup of almonds almost every day. I started about a year ago. since then I lost almost 60 pounds. almonds are a great source of iron and protein for vegetarians. I find that they are filling in fact, and at least you are not getting those calories from sugar coated treats or high calorie drinks. anyway, i could see how eating nuts could be a problem for some and good that you are warning about how high in fat they are. I find almonds especially (wouldn't recomend other nuts) work for me!
What he is saying here about the fat of nuts should be treated the same as any other fat is apparently not correct. In a number of studies, they fed people a supplement of nuts that provided an extra 300 calories a day, but they did not gain weight.
Just Sayan take a look at old people. the ones that look good with nice colorful cheeks and healthy appearance eat good fats like avacado, coconut oil, etc. the ones who look frail and dead are on the low fat diets and probably cholesterol lowering medications as well. don't drink the cool aid about fat. good fat is good for you. also people who consume beneficial fat also replenish the vital organ that has a lot of fat ( the brain) you don't want to get old on a fat free diet. .....but if you do you won't remember anything anyways so it won't matter
every extra calories you eat will result in weight gain. it doesnt matter wheter it comes from potatos, fruits or nuts. but adding nuts to your diet might make you loose weight since they are so satisfying that make you eat less, which result in less calories.
I can understand why nuts might not be good for you because they contain fat (however it's monosaturated,heart healthy fat).Also I have read elsewhere on the Internet that peanuts contain vitamin B2 and eating vitamin B2 helps inhibit the production of cholesterol in your liver.Still I can't understand why eating avocados could be bad for you.They are fat free and sugar free.
Also, unlike he says, avocados from one tree can be in season for months(long picking-to-ripen season), as per usual, not anything near just two weeks as he mentions. He's a quack. Though yes, some success occurs for many people who were living immoderately, or having very poor dietary.
Ever tried to cultivate, thresh and DEHULL rice in order to be able to consume it? I think eating grain starches is far more time consuming than cracking up nutshells that didn't require land preparation nor labor intensive planting and weeding. If corn seems to be easier to harvest, it still requires the long process of nixtamalization before being consumable.
Jay M We don't actually know they lived ON grains, we know they consumed some amount of grains. It is very clear, however, that all small grains are a risky choice for a staple food in the absence of industrial technology. I would not argue that civilizations survived on nuts either, since most nuts have an inappropriate fatty acid composition to be consumed in larger quantities and meet caloric demands. With chestnuts it's different, however, once harvested, these nuts are highly perishable. The information on food choices of ancient civilizations we have (for instance based on pollen deposition) cannot be quantified and also it is not possible to tell about the use of the different detected plant foods with certainty.
I agree, but chestnuts are not grains. Dehulling chestnuts before eating is a lot more efficient than dehulling grains which take 20 seeds for 1g of food. also, chestnuts don't require tillage, once established they produce seeds more or less every year. in europe the most common archeological remains of cereal grains are actually burned. most of the grains cultivated many thousand years ago were actually hulled (unlike wheat and rye), and an efficient dehulling method was absolutely essential to their consumption. it could be that they burned away the hulls, though we would need to test this technique
I'd rather just exercise and eat sensibly (which I already do). I've never been ill, my cholesterol is low and I'm way fitter and leaner than the average person.
What about people that are underweight? Recovering from eating disorders? Anyway what is wrong with a tablespoon of flaxseeds and a tablespoon a peanut butter a day? As long as you still get most of your calories from carbs?
definitely have a tablespoon of peanutbutter and flaxseed if you want a day. that won't hurt you at all, just get most of your calories from starches. the goal of the diet is 80/10/10, so if you are trying to gain weight back, you are probably eating 2500-2800ish calories im guessing (total random guess don't take the number too seriously), so you can get around 200-300 calories from fat a day and be perfectly in range
Starch, grains. It seems to me, in nature only birds eat it. Please correct me if I am mistaken, but don't we need mills and grinders and lot's of cooking to make it eatable? Fruits, vegetables, nuts, eggs, those seem readily available to me. Meat is kind of cruel, and most needs cooking to be any tasteful and so forth. So I can imagine that could be omitted.. looking at nature.
Good point, Pierre. In nature, seed plants have mechanisms that scatter their seeds. You touch the plant, you get a seed or two, while the plant shoots the seeds in every direction. It's hard to get a lot. But when humans domesticated plants, they bred out the mechanisms that scattered seeds. I hope you enjoyed that. My Anthropology degree cost me a hundred grand, and that's the only thing I learned.
Meat and dairy don't make me fat, they make me healthy and strong. I gotta be careful/minimal with nuts and starches though, generally. True, I let my body direct prudently. Response indicators keep me in line. :o)
I have Fatty Liver and pre-diabetic and high triglicerides, LDL cholesterol have gallbladder polyps and leaky gut with Gluten/dairy allergy/intolerance, have GERD/Hiatus hernia. If I go High Carb Low Fat as in the McDougal diet I find I feel good but within days my visceral fat went from 14 to 15.5, If I go on a low carb diet my visceral fat goes back to 14 within a few days (no exercise though just diet). Low carb is good for fatty liver and to avoid gallbladder stasis, and yet vegan high carbers say that fat is the problem with lets say diabetes, fat in the cells get in the way and your body keeps pumping out insulin until it gets knackered and you get diabetes type 2. So if a person is pre-diabetic, fatty liver, High Triglycerides, high LDL Cholesterol and sluggish liver/gallbladder, so what do I do in my situation, which diet I mean?
Thanks for your numbers they are good right? I know mine are high can't remember the numbers, how about your Glucose levels? Do adopt the SOS, i.e. no Salt Oil Sugar approach to your vegan diet? Thanks.
Rare, exotic foods are not meant to be eaten? Really? None of them? They are all unhealthy? Huh? And are nuts really that exotic? Blackberries, for example, are far more hard to come by than nuts, yet they are loaded with micro-nutrients. Are those also not meant to be eaten? Sometimes this guy says some really smart things. But not so much in this particular video. Must have forgotten to take his logic pills that day.
I think you miss the point. Nuts are very calorie dense. When you eat them without limits it's easy to get too much fat in ones diet. Nuts are very easy to eat in large quantities these days. He's simply asking us to be aware of this.
You can't compare black berries to nuts at all. Maybe where you live they don't grow locally so they shouldn't be a major part of your died. But here in B.C. Canada tons of them grow wild around the Vancouver area that they don't even need to be planted. I'm sure where you live there's some sort major primary fruit that grows(unless you live in a very cold climate) nuts and avocados are more jar to come by no matter where they grow
Curt Randall Did you listen. He said don’t make them the center of your diet. Did he say not to eat them? If so, point out the time in the video and I’ll go to it.
Meat and dairy is more packed with equally and more vital nutrients than plant products, though plant products are vital too. Btw, my only agenda in sharing with you is what I've find true for me through and though. And just so happens I'm just a human, like all the rest of us humans for the most part,... I'm sharing with you standard fundamentals of human nutrition needs. Though there is some variability per person depending on environmental circumstances, lifestyle, and personal biology.
Richard, what would you eat living in the wild? which is what Homo sapiens has done for most of its existence, it's even difficult for omnivores, it's a lot of work,.. how would a vegan do? But even besides that point, it all comes down to what works reasonably best or best for our health, even domesticated. Omnivorism wins as a matter of results, not ideology.
You mean we should cut out nuts and seeds completely in our food . My question are nuts and seeds raise LDL if I eat it daily ? Are nuts and seeds link to heart diseases ?
No, they don't raise LDL from what I can tell... I ate half a cup of nuts with oatmeal for 1 month every breakfast and my LDL was cut by 1/3!! I took a blood test before and after. That's what worked for me anyway.
I am a new vegan. I have been hearing that nuts, seeds and avocados balance hormones and good for health. So I eat them as part of my good fats. Does that mean I don't need to eat them for weight loss and general health? Or should I get my healthy fat from somewhere else?
Nuts and seeds are great... they are not only full of healthy fats they also have heaps of other vitamins and minerals in them! Plus protein and give you energy. You don't need that many nuts, I think the recommendation from most health recommendations is about 30g... but I eat about 75g a day with oatmeal and my LDL cut down by 1/3!! but that's my experience anyway.. everyone is different.. if you exercise more then you can eat more... if you exercise less and you want to lose weight don't consume as much. but I've also seen other research showing that nuts dont make you put on weight anyway... with reasonable servings.
Poor guy, "The fat you eat is the fat you wear". He is still trapped in the lipid hypothesis, even in his 2019 videos. You can see that it is tearing him apart physically in newer videos but he is staying the course. His pride is bringing him down and misleading others.
First of all, humans are of biological physiological necessity, omnivores. I know this through and through with my body going on in depth experience since 1984 when I was age 15, I'm 45 now. Humanity developed as a species making and using fire and cooking food(and thriving on the cooked food), it's how we evolved. My body reveals by response. You are the hypnotized one, by the vegan and raw religion. Life and optimums are variable though.
Hey John, Studies have shown that nuts and seeds are associated with weight loss (not weight gain), perhaps because they leave people feeling satiated. They're also associated with cardiac health, and so, maybe this video needs an update. Be well ... and eat your nuts and seeds :)
Ok.. well I just turned vegan a couple of months ago, and I like to eat lots of salads and I was putting olive oil in all of them before and then I heard it was bad so I started making an avocado dressing... and now that I hear is bad, what can I put in it? I just want to put something in it, I don't know if you all are different but I wish someone could give me a good dressing idea. THank you! aaah I also put dried cranberries in most of my salads, any thought on it?
+rat rat Walnut oil? Not sure. But I know that walnuts and pecans seem to be almost a perfect food. The fat in nuts is not treated by your body like other types of fats for some reason. I think it has to do with that thin brown skin on the meat of the nuts.
+Rocío Suárez Galán You shouldn't be worrying about nut milk. If you just glance at the nutrition information, you can see that the calories are so low and the percentage of fat is so low that it's not a big deal at all--nowhere near the same as eating a handful of nuts. And it's better than using soy milk or something. I'm not a dietitian, but I've never had any problems at all with nut milks and I don't know anyone who has.
Rocio Suarez Galan Just a thought on the types of nuts to be careful of if you have Hypothroidism, you need to be aware that almonds can be a problem with your medication absorption as well as almond milk, soy milk and many veggies.
What you just cited, i.e. "it's all a matter of balance..." is what is a religion. Because it's based on what "sounds good" to you, instead of nutritional data. Many vegans today chose their lifestyle because it's where objective nutritional research led them. If you're really interested, I can recommend Plant Positive's youtube channel - arguably the best online resource for a broad comparison of peer-reviewed literature behind plant-based diets and meat-based diets: watch?v=QImWYirF0es Cheers
Cite me 100 studies that say eating a high fat is healthy (and won't make you fat). If you can't fit them all in the comments section, just send them to me in a PM. I look forward to reading them, thanks.
I like John Mcdougal and I follow a starch based diet. However there is a massive contradiction in what he is saying versus what say Micheal Greger says about nut intake on a daily basis. Michael Greger recommends 20 grams of nuts per day for heart health (backed up with hard data). Basically Dr Mcdougal is saying to stay away from nuts in this video - or to have them a few times per year ! That is the message I am receiving. Very confusing. If he means a few nuts per day is ok, then he has a responsibility to say that in this video, otherwise it's wasting peoples time. Like I said I do like John Mcdougal and it's because of him I am on starches. Nuff said. :)
I eat quarter cup of nuts and seeds a day to get my fat since I don't use any other kind of oil. Gotta get the fat from somewhere because if you don't, you're dead. Quarter cup of nuts gives me 25% of my daily fat requirement. But I agree that nuts should never be the source of your main calories.
So restrict yourself?.. Even though Nuts and seeds both increase life expectancy and protects against heart disease. .That's strange , Also you are the doctor that recommends limiting fruit intake right?
There are 100's of published studies out there on the internet, it's common sense, not all fats are bad, the body makes hormones from cholesterol & what's cholesterol?..... fat.
Nothing brings more serenity and peace to my heart then hearing Dr. Mcdougall talk about Starch.
:D
You must have a very boring life.
LOL this comment made my night
@@banishedfromthedwarfplanet530 it feels good to be healthy, that's probably why @Hotmail said that.
Nuts do have carbohydrate but unfortunately they're full of fatty calories!
Thank you, Dr. McDougall for being so clear and having the courage to persist. Lynn
Dr. McDougall, you have always been an inspiration to me. I have learned more about carbs from you than all others combined. When I stay on a high carb (non processed) and low fat diet plan, I lose weight and have plenty of energy. I love nuts of all kinds and so I have to consciously restrict myself to a limited amount of nuts. Especially cashews. I get started eating them and it takes an act of Congress to get me to stop. So videos like this are a good reminder for me to limit my intake of nuts. Thank you for sharing your knowledge of nutrition and common sense eating.
It is so common sense to me, my dad also use to get nuts for Christmas as a real treat, I almost forget about it, thank you so much
all of you disagreeing with him don't understand his point. you CAN eat avocados and nuts, just don't make them the MAIN part of your meals! if you eat 3000 calories in a day, don't have 1000+ calories from these fats. that means eating more than 3 avocados! your calories should come mainly from starch.
Correct majority of people eating nuts as the healthy snack they can't be the main meal for sure
yes, i eat a handfull of wallnuts every day. that's it for fat...i think these are healthy fats. and they taste very good :)
What if i wanted to to make my diet, one brazil nut on tuesday but on the second Tuesday of the second month have two brazil nuts and one pecan nut only two have hald a pecon nut on wendsday followd by another whole brazil nut on wendsday but go without foods on fridays and satuerdays, but then go nuts on mondays, maybe have a little pottaoe on the next wendsday after that, oh yeah, o forget thursday, i have potatoe on thursdays? is that ok?
sheepnoisebah This is my issue with Dr Dougall about Nuts: nuts, olives and avocados are Whole Foods with fiber. And people who eat nuts in scientific studies (NutritionFacts have shown them) actually showed that they lost weight and cholesterol went down. Also per weight, White rice and white potatoes have less fiber (if not none) in them compared to nuts. White rice and potatoes will raise the blood sugar of diabetics (especially those with type 1). I’m not saying people should just eat nuts all day long. But we do need a diverse array of foods to stay healthy and that would include nuts.
New Blue-- That's why you shouldn't listen to what this "nut" says. McDougall is a misguided dinosaur when it comes to nutrition.
Love Dr. McDougall's personality, he's absolutely adorable!
Yeah, that's why he got away with lying to ppl. It's all about charisma😮
You are absolutely right! I finally started listening to you, and am losing weight!
Down to earth, to the point as always.
Love you, doc.
"The fat you eat is the fat you wear"
I like that... gonna have to start using that line.
Thanks Doc you really changed my perspective about eating these foods, i'll save them for special occasions now
you should consume flaxseeds or walnuts every day for your brain!!
I think that: Whole foods plant based diet, no oils, no processed junk, no animal junk, 1 or 2 ounces of nuts/seeds a day.
LOVE the Starch solution...I feel fantastic from it...
PEANUT BUTTER IS RISKY, Period....
Stacy are you still on It? How is everything going...
"you SLURP...you gulp down nuts!" this cracked me up haha
This guy is so right and makes so much sense.
Yes, they will put weight on you. I became vegan and thought that was the best snack. It took me a while to believe my weight gain was due to me eating too many cashews. They are so addictive.
Nuts are not fattening. All you have to do is eat them in moderation so as not to exceed your body's caloric limit. But you can include them without any problem in your diet. The recommended daily amount is 5-8 nuts. You can take them with breakfast, at lunch, as a snack or, why not, at dinner. But, yes, do not go too far, since everything is good in its proper measure, and if your goal is to lose weight, you should not consume more than 8 nuts a day.
@@LophophorawilliamsiiI agree with this. There is no need to cut out nuts you just have to weigh them out to keep you under your calorie and grams of fat per day allowances.
1/4 cup a day of nuts/seeds is all you need
In a nutshell : You are absolutely Nuts!
Dr McDougall is a boon for mankind
I don't know if I can go along with this. More and more research has come out showing just how healthy nuts are, mainly for the oils they contain. There has been a ton of studies showing eating nuts daily can reduce your risk of stroke and alzheimers, esp. walnuts and almonds.
Yup we all heard that. Maybe they want vegan & plant base diet get sick.
The 'balance' is what your body reveals by physical response(and potentially mental) indicators of its own, separate from ones perceptions and biases.
No problems with eating a handfull of nuts a day. Eating 10 handfulls on the other hand...
Perfectly explained!
dr greger says you dont gain weight on nuts and seeds mostly because of how satisfying they are that's if your not having 2-3 tablespoons of nut butters. it would be to expensive where i live to live off nuts and seeds.
I eat nuts, seeds and avocado every day, routinely getting 80-100 grams of fat/day and my body fat is 12%. My experience suggests it's more complicated than 'the fat you eat is the fat you wear.'
what are your other macros? im eating about 800 grams of carbs and not gaining weight 😅
Nuts are not fattening. All you have to do is eat them in moderation so as not to exceed your body's caloric limit. But you can include them without any problem in your diet. The recommended daily amount is 5-8 nuts. You can take them with breakfast, at lunch, as a snack or, why not, at dinner. But, yes, do not go too far, since everything is good in its proper measure, and if your goal is to lose weight, you should not consume more than 8 nuts a day.
@@Lophophorawilliamsii, counting nuts is just as bad as counting calories! Lol
spot on great info thx
Love nuts too, and thanks Dr. McDougall.
Thank you Dr. John McDougall.
cant understand his logic. ive been eating avocados, mixed nuts and mixed seeds for 3 yrs since going vegan and my weight is still steadily coming down. yes these foods have a high fat content but our body utilizes the good fats for many processes in the body, only the saturated fats are bad for us but most of the fats in these foods are the good fats our body needs just as nature intended. im still eating them regular and im doing fine, im not getting fat mr mcdougall. infact im getting leaner all the time. my waist has gone from 36 inches down to 30 and soon it will be 29!. love it!.
Do you also each some starch?
He doesn't know what he's talking about. He condemns any diet that opposes his own without even fully knowing about it first. The real questions are: Is this diet sustainable and what are the long term consequences of it (nutrient deficiencies, disease risk later in life)? Higher fat diets seem to be reporting similar benefits and much more than Mcdougalls diet, including faster weight loss.
Before I knew how detrimental nuts and avocados were I would eat them almost everyday. Thank goodness I have the knowledge now since consuming the in excess has dangerous effects. Even in moderation as Esselstyn says, “moderation kills.”
PROXiiMA CENTAURii nuts are good for you. The have healthy omega 3. More healthy is flaxseed. But in small amounts only. Use nuts and seeds as medicines not as food in large quantity
Well sure, if you replace animal foods with nuts and avocados you'll lose weight. But, you'd probably lose even more weight if you replaced animal foods with starches instead of nuts and avocados.
deeeeez nuts! (just kidding)
got em!
Food for thought, so to speak.
Great video, Dr. McDougall :-)
I've read that most of the fat from nuts is not absorbed. When I included raw nuts of various kinds into my evening meals as a starter, I've found that my weight loss is greater and I'm less hungry.
_STARCH,_ ya bastards!
Nuts are a great snack between meals. 100x better than most other options.
They can be really helpful in getting enough iron on a vegan diet. I crack my own so I dont go overboard
I love pecans on my salad and sometimes sunflower seeds….is this ok???
Well said!
im a true believer but i do eat some raw pecans or almonds on my oatmeal every morning.
But for a heart patient or someone trying to lose weight it could be avoided. However if you are young and healthy and have stabalized your weight i would think there is no harm in eating a few raw nuts.
I eat a half of an avocado everyday in my veggie wraps. I also eat raw coconut flakes in my oatmeal. I measure it. I have found a15% works best for me with fats. I feel more satisfied and have more energy for my workouts. Is this ok? I do eat avocado everyday
While I like the McDougall diet and I don't think we should eat a lot of high fat foods, I'm not sure I can totally agree with what he said in this video. I mean, he kept mentioning not eating a lot of seeds. Corn is the seed of the plant. Actually, grains in general are the seeds of the plants they come from. Beans are also seeds. Heck, even potatoes sprout from the tuber.
McDougall is the true paleo diet. Our ancestors would have been hard-pressed to have nuts every day and in such quantities. And gathering was a more reliable source of calories than hunting, etc.
Dr McDougall😋 is right! #Nuts 🌰 Low fat in the shell 🙌 High fat if shelled + too easy to eat alot often.
Thanks so much for a message. I am so glad to hear that . What kind of nuts you prefer to eat ?
Macadamia nuts are my favourite!
I overeat nuts daily and I'm lean, lol ... the problem are not the nuts but lack of exercise and bad combinations. Also, make sure you soak them before you eat them.
Why soak? to soften to protect teeth? and how long do you soak... and what nuts are we talking about? thanks!
Jared Chan Most nuts are difficult to digest if eaten raw (eating them roasted and/or with salt is of course the absolute worst) and they cause a lot of gas. I'm not an expert but if you do a quick search, you'll see that soaking helps get rid of unwanted acids and also makes the nutrients easier to absorb. During winter I would recommend soaking for about 10 to 12 hours. In summer 6 to 8 . That's for all nuts and seeds excluding walnuts and cashews. Cashews need to be soaked for about a couple of hours.
Okay, thanks!
Gulp down nuts 😂
But is eating 4 almonds and 1 walnuts everyday ok??
Right now I did understand you . Dr.john want to cut out entire fat completely regardless of animal or plant sources . He did agree with him dr .Caldwell esselstyn because he wants to reverse the heart diseases . therefore you should cut out animal proteins, avocados, olives , oils , coconut, nuts and seeds for heart patients. But what about people with no history of heart diseases and athletes can they enjoy to eat these stuffs I mentioned earlier
So from where in the hell is my body supposed to get ALA and LA?
eat nuts everyday, maybe 2 ounces of toasted walnuts a day, his point is that the should not be the base of your diet
Ricardo Felipe Guzmán Oelrich Thanks for the reply. I have done a bit of my own research since posting this comment and have learned that Purslane is also a good source of ALA. Eating nuts every day will contribute to belly fat.
noo! in fact there is a study cited by Dr. greger in which they gave people a 300 calorie surplus worth of nuts and the y did not gain any weight, you should go for either walnuts or flaxseeds for your essential fatty acids and even thoughgreen leafy vegetables are high in Omega 3's they are so light in calories you would be eating buttloads of greens to get sufficient ALA, don't fear nuts, they have lots of nutrients and toasted walnuts have a higher mineral absorbtion, plus they enhance endothelial function, it's an honor helping, plus i guess you want to avoid any chances of brain diseases!
Ricardo Felipe Guzmán Oelrich I saw the video too but eating nuts gave me belly fat. Saying that they did not gain weight is not the same as saying they did not have belly fat. I’ll stick to green leafy vegetables.
Ok, but calculate how much of them you should eat a day to get the minimum ala necesary! Health first👌
The problem with a starch based diet is that most of the starchy foods recommended are soft when cooked, and not enough emphasis is placed on nuts, seeds, and raw vegetables. If most of what you eat growing up is composed of rice, beans, potatoes, pasta, you’ll end up having an underdeveloped jaw due to the lack of chewing required.
Ancient humans before agriculture had far stronger jaws and straight teeth because they ate far more tough uncooked raw vegetables, seeds, nuts, and whole grains. Asian countries that live off starch-based diets today have epidemics of weak underdeveloped jaws, teeth overcrowding, and other dental issues, in spite of the fact their diets are healthy and they live longer.
It doesn’t take a genius to realize that eating a diet composed of mostly soft starches is going to result in an underdeveloped jaw. It’s a major overlooked side effect of going starch-based that will negatively effect your quality of life, especially for men. You do not want your son to have an underdeveloped jaw, trust me. This can be compensated for by adding plenty of nuts, seeds, and raw vegetables to the diet to help stimulate jaw growth and making sure to teach your children to breath through their noses and have good oral posture..
i eat a cup of almonds almost every day. I started about a year ago. since then I lost almost 60 pounds. almonds are a great source of iron and protein for vegetarians. I find that they are filling in fact, and at least you are not getting those calories from sugar coated treats or high calorie drinks. anyway, i could see how eating nuts could be a problem for some and good that you are warning about how high in fat they are. I find almonds especially (wouldn't recomend other nuts) work for me!
thankful he has the science unlike the creators of 801010 and rt4
801010 and especially RT4 have more in common with McDougall's starch-based diet than there are differences.
Jay M
Pretty much. They're all the same at the root. Eat plants, not animals and not the stuff that comes out of them.
I suffer with RA nuts cause a massive flare
I think he’s right from an anthropology viewpoint
Love u so much, though am not fully committed yet but I have lost 20 pounds already going to 2 months now on de starch solution diet
What he is saying here about the fat of nuts should be treated the same as any other fat is apparently not correct. In a number of studies, they fed people a supplement of nuts that provided an extra 300 calories a day, but they did not gain weight.
+Just Sayan Here is A study that says differently. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23756586
Just Sayan take a look at old people. the ones that look good with nice colorful cheeks and healthy appearance eat good fats like avacado, coconut oil, etc. the ones who look frail and dead are on the low fat diets and probably cholesterol lowering medications as well. don't drink the cool aid about fat. good fat is good for you. also people who consume beneficial fat also replenish the vital organ that has a lot of fat ( the brain) you don't want to get old on a fat free diet. .....but if you do you won't remember anything anyways so it won't matter
every extra calories you eat will result in weight gain. it doesnt matter wheter it comes from potatos, fruits or nuts. but adding nuts to your diet might make you loose weight since they are so satisfying that make you eat less, which result in less calories.
Billy Dee you apparently did not read that study next time read it before linking it
My hero
they also raise LDL
I can understand why nuts might not be good for you because they contain fat (however it's monosaturated,heart healthy fat).Also I have read elsewhere on the Internet that peanuts contain vitamin B2 and eating vitamin B2 helps inhibit the production of cholesterol in your liver.Still I can't understand why eating avocados could be bad for you.They are fat free and sugar free.
What about PRE-SOAKING the nuts and seeds? Doesn't make them "enzyme-activated" make them more healthy?
Also, unlike he says, avocados from one tree can be in season for months(long picking-to-ripen season), as per usual, not anything near just two weeks as he mentions. He's a quack. Though yes, some success occurs for many people who were living immoderately, or having very poor dietary.
Time to give it a try
Ever tried to cultivate, thresh and DEHULL rice in order to be able to consume it? I think eating grain starches is far more time consuming than cracking up nutshells that didn't require land preparation nor labor intensive planting and weeding. If corn seems to be easier to harvest, it still requires the long process of nixtamalization before being consumable.
We know of many large civilizations that lived on grains.
Why do you think we don't have any that survived on nuts?
Jay M We don't actually know they lived ON grains, we know they consumed some amount of grains. It is very clear, however, that all small grains are a risky choice for a staple food in the absence of industrial technology. I would not argue that civilizations survived on nuts either, since most nuts have an inappropriate fatty acid composition to be consumed in larger quantities and meet caloric demands. With chestnuts it's different, however, once harvested, these nuts are highly perishable.
The information on food choices of ancient civilizations we have (for instance based on pollen deposition) cannot be quantified and also it is not possible to tell about the use of the different detected plant foods with certainty.
I agree, but chestnuts are not grains. Dehulling chestnuts before eating is a lot more efficient than dehulling grains which take 20 seeds for 1g of food. also, chestnuts don't require tillage, once established they produce seeds more or less every year.
in europe the most common archeological remains of cereal grains are actually burned. most of the grains cultivated many thousand years ago were actually hulled (unlike wheat and rye), and an efficient dehulling method was absolutely essential to their consumption. it could be that they burned away the hulls, though we would need to test this technique
im nuts about you
I'd rather just exercise and eat sensibly (which I already do). I've never been ill, my cholesterol is low and I'm way fitter and leaner than the average person.
What about people that are underweight? Recovering from eating disorders? Anyway what is wrong with a tablespoon of flaxseeds and a tablespoon a peanut butter a day? As long as you still get most of your calories from carbs?
definitely have a tablespoon of peanutbutter and flaxseed if you want a day. that won't hurt you at all, just get most of your calories from starches.
the goal of the diet is 80/10/10, so if you are trying to gain weight back, you are probably eating 2500-2800ish calories im guessing (total random guess don't take the number too seriously), so you can get around 200-300 calories from fat a day and be perfectly in range
Thank you :)
Omega 3 foods
Starch, grains. It seems to me, in nature only birds eat it. Please correct me if I am mistaken, but don't we need mills and grinders and lot's of cooking to make it eatable? Fruits, vegetables, nuts, eggs, those seem readily available to me. Meat is kind of cruel, and most needs cooking to be any tasteful and so forth. So I can imagine that could be omitted.. looking at nature.
What do 3 billion trim asians that live long healthy lives eat? How are eggs readily available in nature?
Good point, Pierre. In nature, seed plants have mechanisms that scatter their seeds. You touch the plant, you get a seed or two, while the plant shoots the seeds in every direction. It's hard to get a lot. But when humans domesticated plants, they bred out the mechanisms that scattered seeds. I hope you enjoyed that. My Anthropology degree cost me a hundred grand, and that's the only thing I learned.
Meat and dairy don't make me fat, they make me healthy and strong. I gotta be careful/minimal with nuts and starches though, generally. True, I let my body direct prudently. Response indicators keep me in line. :o)
I have Fatty Liver and pre-diabetic and high triglicerides, LDL cholesterol have gallbladder polyps and leaky gut with Gluten/dairy allergy/intolerance, have GERD/Hiatus hernia.
If I go High Carb Low Fat as in the McDougal diet I find I feel good but within days my visceral fat went from 14 to 15.5, If I go on a low carb diet my visceral fat goes back to 14 within a few days (no exercise though just diet).
Low carb is good for fatty liver and to avoid gallbladder stasis, and yet vegan high carbers say that fat is the problem with lets say diabetes, fat in the cells get in the way and your body keeps pumping out insulin until it gets knackered and you get diabetes type 2.
So if a person is pre-diabetic, fatty liver, High Triglycerides, high LDL Cholesterol and sluggish liver/gallbladder, so what do I do in my situation, which diet I mean?
I eat unlimited whole grains, potatoes, beans, and fruit and my triglycerides are 90, cholesterol 140, LDL 80 and I weigh 122 pounds at 5'8"
Thanks for your numbers they are good right? I know mine are high can't remember the numbers, how about your Glucose levels? Do adopt the SOS, i.e. no Salt Oil Sugar approach to your vegan diet? Thanks.
Calogero Fiore I'm not sure what my glucose is but it must be normal since i haveeno issues. I don't have any oil or added sugar and usually no salt
Thankyou, today did the vegan diet, had small amount of oil and biscuits but will be strict tomorrow and try and do the mcdoughall type diet.
Rare, exotic foods are not meant to be eaten? Really? None of them? They are all unhealthy? Huh? And are nuts really that exotic? Blackberries, for example, are far more hard to come by than nuts, yet they are loaded with micro-nutrients. Are those also not meant to be eaten? Sometimes this guy says some really smart things. But not so much in this particular video. Must have forgotten to take his logic pills that day.
I think you miss the point. Nuts are very calorie dense. When you eat them without limits it's easy to get too much fat in ones diet. Nuts are very easy to eat in large quantities these days. He's simply asking us to be aware of this.
You can't compare black berries to nuts at all. Maybe where you live they don't grow locally so they shouldn't be a major part of your died. But here in B.C. Canada tons of them grow wild around the Vancouver area that they don't even need to be planted. I'm sure where you live there's some sort major primary fruit that grows(unless you live in a very cold climate) nuts and avocados are more jar to come by no matter where they grow
Curt Randall Did you listen. He said don’t make them the center of your diet. Did he say not to eat them? If so, point out the time in the video and I’ll go to it.
Grandfather ate red meat and nuts but not much processed carbs...lived to 95. He hated vegetables..especially broccoli lol
Meat and dairy is more packed with equally and more vital nutrients than plant products, though plant products are vital too. Btw, my only agenda in sharing with you is what I've find true for me through and though. And just so happens I'm just a human, like all the rest of us humans for the most part,... I'm sharing with you standard fundamentals of human nutrition needs. Though there is some variability per person depending on environmental circumstances, lifestyle, and personal biology.
I love cashews! Yum yum!
Grains are difficult to eat/prepare/harvest, so I don't follow his argument
Cashew cream is a must in my vegan diets
Richard, what would you eat living in the wild? which is what Homo sapiens has done for most of its existence, it's even difficult for omnivores, it's a lot of work,.. how would a vegan do?
But even besides that point, it all comes down to what works reasonably best or best for our health, even domesticated.
Omnivorism wins as a matter of results, not ideology.
The starch you eat is the fat you wear is equally true. It's the only way the body can store energy (apart from a small portion of carbs)
Traditional Okinawans ate a diet comprising of 85% carbs.
Yes?
So don't eat more than what your body needs to function. Your body won't store anything as fat if there's nothing left to store.
Aeghamedic you're right I Mcdougall forgets that we're not warriors ( at least most of us ) anymore , and a lot of us have desk jobs
Aeghamedic
bravo such a simple solution
You mean we should cut out nuts and seeds completely in our food . My question are nuts and seeds raise LDL if I eat it daily ? Are nuts and seeds link to heart diseases ?
No, they don't raise LDL from what I can tell... I ate half a cup of nuts with oatmeal for 1 month every breakfast and my LDL was cut by 1/3!! I took a blood test before and after. That's what worked for me anyway.
I am a new vegan. I have been hearing that nuts, seeds and avocados balance hormones and good for health. So I eat them as part of my good fats. Does that mean I don't need to eat them for weight loss and general health? Or should I get my healthy fat from somewhere else?
Nuts and seeds are great... they are not only full of healthy fats they also have heaps of other vitamins and minerals in them! Plus protein and give you energy. You don't need that many nuts, I think the recommendation from most health recommendations is about 30g... but I eat about 75g a day with oatmeal and my LDL cut down by 1/3!! but that's my experience anyway.. everyone is different.. if you exercise more then you can eat more... if you exercise less and you want to lose weight don't consume as much. but I've also seen other research showing that nuts dont make you put on weight anyway... with reasonable servings.
Dr McDougall, what about home-made almond and cashew milks and creams as an alternative to dairy and soya milk? Thank you.
he thinks they r fine
Low Fat is the way to go!!!!!!!!!!
So can I have nuts and seeds with diabeties type 2?
yes, any plant, just avoid animal foods
Kickass 101 No. The whole point is fat gets into your insulin receptors.
@@DXSINGER Excactly!🙂
Not whole plant fats
I never said I eat meat.
Poor guy, "The fat you eat is the fat you wear". He is still trapped in the lipid hypothesis, even in his 2019 videos. You can see that it is tearing him apart physically in newer videos but he is staying the course. His pride is bringing him down and misleading others.
First of all, humans are of biological physiological necessity, omnivores. I know this through and through with my body going on in depth experience since 1984 when I was age 15, I'm 45 now. Humanity developed as a species making and using fire and cooking food(and thriving on the cooked food), it's how we evolved. My body reveals by response. You are the hypnotized one, by the vegan and raw religion. Life and optimums are variable though.
Hey John, Studies have shown that nuts and seeds are associated with weight loss (not weight gain), perhaps because they leave people feeling satiated. They're also associated with cardiac health, and so, maybe this video needs an update. Be well ... and eat your nuts and seeds :)
Ok.. well I just turned vegan a couple of months ago, and I like to eat lots of salads and I was putting olive oil in all of them before and then I heard it was bad so I started making an avocado dressing... and now that I hear is bad, what can I put in it? I just want to put something in it, I don't know if you all are different but I wish someone could give me a good dressing idea. THank you! aaah I also put dried cranberries in most of my salads, any thought on it?
+rat rat I use fat-free balsamic dressing, or fat-free ginger sesame dressing. Those are both at my supermarket.
+rat rat Walnut oil? Not sure. But I know that walnuts and pecans seem to be almost a perfect food. The fat in nuts is not treated by your body like other types of fats for some reason. I think it has to do with that thin brown skin on the meat of the nuts.
Mustard + some sweetener, for example maple syrup !
Try adding lemon
avocados are not bad, Dr, mcdougall's point is to not overeat them
How do I replace almond milk?
+Rocío Suárez Galán Oat milk, rice milk or soy milk.
+Rocío Suárez Galán You shouldn't be worrying about nut milk. If you just glance at the nutrition information, you can see that the calories are so low and the percentage of fat is so low that it's not a big deal at all--nowhere near the same as eating a handful of nuts. And it's better than using soy milk or something. I'm not a dietitian, but I've never had any problems at all with nut milks and I don't know anyone who has.
Rocio Suarez Galan Just a thought on the types of nuts to be careful of if you have Hypothroidism, you need to be aware that almonds can be a problem with your medication absorption as well as almond milk, soy milk and many veggies.
What you just cited, i.e. "it's all a matter of balance..." is what is a religion. Because it's based on what "sounds good" to you, instead of nutritional data. Many vegans today chose their lifestyle because it's where objective nutritional research led them. If you're really interested, I can recommend Plant Positive's youtube channel - arguably the best online resource for a broad comparison of peer-reviewed literature behind plant-based diets and meat-based diets: watch?v=QImWYirF0es
Cheers
Cite me 100 studies that say eating a high fat is healthy (and won't make you fat). If you can't fit them all in the comments section, just send them to me in a PM. I look forward to reading them, thanks.
I eat a variety of nut butters every day. 70 years old, no meds, perfect health. Eat you nuts and seeds.
Dr. John McDougall - are the baked potatoes at wendy's good to eat?
I like John Mcdougal and I follow a starch based diet. However there is a massive contradiction in what he is saying versus what say Micheal Greger says about nut intake on a daily basis. Michael Greger recommends 20 grams of nuts per day for heart health (backed up with hard data). Basically Dr Mcdougal is saying to stay away from nuts in this video - or to have them a few times per year ! That is the message I am receiving. Very confusing. If he means a few nuts per day is ok, then he has a responsibility to say that in this video, otherwise it's wasting peoples time. Like I said I do like John Mcdougal and it's because of him I am on starches. Nuff said. :)
'They put nuts in a hard shell for a reason.' They? Who's they?
A. S. VanHoose the Jews
Correct
I eat quarter cup of nuts and seeds a day to get my fat since I don't use any other kind of oil. Gotta get the fat from somewhere because if you don't, you're dead. Quarter cup of nuts gives me 25% of my daily fat requirement. But I agree that nuts should never be the source of your main calories.
Trace Absence
So restrict yourself?.. Even though Nuts and seeds both increase life expectancy and protects against heart disease. .That's strange , Also you are the doctor that recommends limiting fruit intake right?
There are 100's of published studies out there on the internet, it's common sense, not all fats are bad, the body makes hormones from cholesterol & what's cholesterol?..... fat.
Thank you @themoon6178 for sending me here
Yeah and hemp grows everywhere and its an amazing source of Omega 3's. So yes, I agree about nuts but you're ignoring the elephant in the room.