Feb 21, 2013 2:17 AM GMT
I know organ meats are loaded with cholesterol, but they are so cheap and apparently a quality protein source. What are your thoughts?
yourname2000 saidI'm a fan. Liver, kidneys, heart....even tongue. All good (if you know how to prepare them....they can be tough.)
Yeah they're high in cholesterol, but I personally don't think cholesterol is a problem if you're on a low carb diet....carbs tend to cause inflammation and cholesterol is the body's poly-fila....used to quickly patch such inflammation. It's those patches that lead to the hardening of the arteries, etc.
bluey2223 saidyourname2000 saidI'm a fan. Liver, kidneys, heart....even tongue. All good (if you know how to prepare them....they can be tough.)
Yeah they're high in cholesterol, but I personally don't think cholesterol is a problem if you're on a low carb diet....carbs tend to cause inflammation and cholesterol is the body's poly-fila....used to quickly patch such inflammation. It's those patches that lead to the hardening of the arteries, etc.
Carbs don't cause inflammation.
Stephan saidSomeone mentioned for you to use Soy.
Soy is bad for men it has Isoflavones are very similar to the hormone estrogen, which is not found in large amounts in men. When large amounts of soy are ingested it may affect testosterone levels. When testosterone levels are lowered, there are many adverse effects on men. This can include weight gain, lower sperm count, lack of sex drive, and erectile problems. Testosterone levels in men lower after the age of 30 naturally. Adding large amounts of soy to a man's diet may not assist with maintaining healthy testosterone levels.
Stephan saidSomeone mentioned for you to use Soy.
Soy is bad for men it has Isoflavones are very similar to the hormone estrogen, which is not found in large amounts in men. When large amounts of soy are ingested it may affect testosterone levels. When testosterone levels are lowered, there are many adverse effects on men. This can include weight gain, lower sperm count, lack of sex drive, and erectile problems. Testosterone levels in men lower after the age of 30 naturally. Adding large amounts of soy to a man's diet may not assist with maintaining healthy testosterone levels.
xrichx saidBro science.
uoft23 saidxrichx saidBro science.
I find these forums offer very little broscience. At least broscience is typically grounded on real studies and facts. Head to any serious bodybuilding forum and you'll see way more actual citations than you'll get here.
These forums are afloat trendy diet BS that has very little to do with science.
Zinc saiduoft23 saidxrichx saidBro science.
I find these forums offer very little broscience. At least broscience is typically grounded on real studies and facts. Head to any serious bodybuilding forum and you'll see way more actual citations than you'll get here.
These forums are afloat trendy diet BS that has very little to do with science.
Are there studies on organ meat?
A lot of the so called studies I see on BB forums are really fancy advertisements for the supplement market.
My only complaint about the info you get there is its great for bulking/muscle growth but they usually care very little about how much sodium or red meat they eat. But at least its grounded in fact.
Zinc said
My only complaint about the info you get there is its great for bulking/muscle growth but they usually care very little about how much sodium or red meat they eat. But at least its grounded in fact.
Facts are always open to interpretation.
In nutritional science, facts aren't even very stable.
GWriter saidZinc said
My only complaint about the info you get there is its great for bulking/muscle growth but they usually care very little about how much sodium or red meat they eat. But at least its grounded in fact.
Facts are always open to interpretation.
In nutritional science, facts aren't even very stable.
Good point. Many of these studies have serious shortcomings that cause them to oxidize quickly.
yourname2000 saidErr...just noticed "veal" in the title (which I missed the first time around). Can't say I'm a big fan of veal. Those poor little calves don't have much of a life --really it's just a torture of an existence until they're killed. I'd avoid veal myself...I just can't enjoy it knowing where it came from.
I'm fine with (and enjoy) organ meat from cows and chicken/turkey though. Chicken liver/kidneys especially are easy to work with and relatively cheap.
Gotta say though, this stuff used to be a LOT cheaper (at least in my neck of the woods): it used to be this was all byproduct of your local butcher --they were happy to get anything for it, pretty much. Now most of the meat in my local stores is packaged up in massive packaging plants hundreds of miles away, so the organs go to different uses (animal feed, probably). Not many butchers around here who are pulling in whole animals and processing them on site....and the few that do probably don't have much problem selling off the organs, since they're so hard to find elsewhere.