Reaper242xx
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- Dec 4, 2017
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I read a lot of dieting books, suffice to say I think most are crap with only sprinkles of good advice here and there. However I found Starch Solution to be particularly and uniquely bad. I just got done reading it a couple days ago and I really didn't pick up any good advice from the read at all. Not only is the diet really high in starch but also seems to promote mild to moderate amounts of fats from nuts and seeds or other plant fats. Basically a high starch moderate PUFA diet. Furthermore, if someone was to check out recent pictures of McDougall he looks like complete crap. All this to say that's not even the most alarming part in my opinion, McDougall has racked up quite a following on youtube and other platforms. I struck up a conversation with a guy on another forum site who claimed he had actually been to a McDougall seminar and he said there's only two types of people there. Those that are obese and new to the program, and those that have been following the program for years and look basically like skeletons with skin draped over them (basically look like McDougall himself). I'm just wondering how this guy has gotten as popular as he is. Also I'm very curious to know if any other Peatarians out here use to be former starch eaters, and if so what was your overall impression of the diet.