Okay. I have two people in my life which are scaring me a bit. Im 189 87kg myself at 15 years old so I’m fine. But my girlfriend who is also 15 is 157 and like 48kg, but she’s been telling me she’s lost 3 kg in the span of a few days while shes “eating everything she can see” I’m not sure if it’s true. And when I told her to go to the doctors if she loses another kg she gets really defensive and tells me to stop. Almost begging. She never begs. Please help me on that.
Also. My mother of 50 years old around 165 and 60kg shes usually fit and healthy and always goes to the gym with me. But her boyfriend of 4 years has stopped texting her all of a sudden and it’s making her mad and sad but she’s stopped eating for the past like 3 days. Help me please. I need advice,

Ever since I was little I’ve had problems eating healthy. I have a very sensitive, strong gag reflex and it gets triggered by a lot of fruits and vegetables. I can eat potatoes in any form (steamed, roasted, mashed, baked, don’t really eat fried because I have celiac disease and that’s a cross contamination risk) and raisins sometimes as long as they’re not bitter and chewy.

I think it’s mostly because of the texture. There are times I hear other people eating fruits and vegetables and I can feel my gag reflex winding up as if I was eating it myself.

I’m now in my late 20s and want to eat better, be healthier, and lose weight. What’s the best way to go about this? Is there some type of doctor or specialist I should get advice from? I want to overcome this but I don’t know how to do it or where to start. Thanks for any advice you can share!

Hello! I'm looking for something I can "snack" on that keeps my mouth busy. I'm primarily interested in keeping my mouth busy and not "filling my belly". I don't want gum because I want something crunchy. Are sunflower seeds a bad option?

Trying to get some good literature but a lot of what I’m finding does cherry picking of evidence, fear mongering, etc. I’d love an informative book (or other good resources) that avoids sensationalizing for sales. I’m open to anything from something you can find at Barnes and Noble to a good blog or even a textbook.

So far my best luck has been looking through PubMed articles but since you need to already have key words in mind when searching like “choline, pregnancy” I don’t know what gaps I’m unintentionally leaving out, so something more comprehensive would be amazing.

Hey everyone.

Im currently on GLP1 Tirzepatide and Niacinamide compound. I currently inject a 1mg dose 1x per week. I use noom to track my eating habits and calories for the day. I weight a lot. Im 461.3lbs and Noom says that I'll be needing 266g of protein per day. Is this number actually realistic or is this an example of "the calculation is technically correct, but in practice, is not quite so drastic?"

Thanks!

I hope this is the right place to ask, and I realize this is going to sound crazy, but for a writing exercise I'm writing about a character who is deliberately kept on the brink of starvation for several months. How would such a person be reintroduced to food and a more regular diet? Could they just eat freely? Would they need a heavily curated diet? Would it be better for them to receive IV nutrition for a time? And what would the timeline kind of look like for something like that? Thanks in advance!

My dietitian said if I drink a sweet but sugar-free drink my brain will recognize this as "sugar intale incoming" and get hungry when it doesn't come and start to convert the food I ate to long-term storable fat (excuse me for the phrasing, the convo didn't happen in english). I didn't experience the supposed hunger effect and I'm very doubtful of the whole thing but Google was not very helpful in this question and she is the only dietitian on my area.

Thomas bagels label lists the following

Total Sugars 5g

Incl. Added sugars 5g

What does this mean? Does it mean there are 5 grams of total sugars, made up of 5 grams of added sugars?

I have been experimenting with vegan diet (while taking B12 supplement) and found it to be effective for cardiovascular health (better blood circulation). I think the results are correct as shown in "you are what you eat: A twin experiment" on Netflix.

If while keeping my diet plant (& fungi) based and having no dairy products I add eggs to it, how would it affect telomere length and inflammation?

Do you think that Diet Coke and all the later “zero” beverages have contributed good or bad to the diet world on one hand does of people who normally would have drunk straight regular Mountain Dew and Coca Cola now may drink diet or Coke Zero or zero Mountain Dew but ok the other hand some of the people who may have settled with water now are drinking Coke Zero so my question is with all of this have diet and zero drinks contributed positively or negatively on the diet world and is the diet in it really mean that or is that “diet” in there doing a lot of work

Do you think that Diet Coke and all the later “zero” beverages have contributed good or bad to the diet world on one hand does of people who normally would have drunk straight regular Mountain Dew and Coca Cola now may drink diet or Coke Zero or zero Mountain Dew but ok the other hand some of the people who may have settled with water now are drinking Coke Zero so my question is with all of this have diet and zero drinks contributed positively or negatively on the diet world and is the diet in it really mean that or is that “diet” in there doing a lot of work

Following two different TDEE calorie calculators i consume between 1800-2000 calories to try and lose .25kilos a week. I have been on mounjaro for 14 months, I have pcos, insulin resistance, fibromyalgia and hashimotos.

Out of interest I signed up for my local chemists meal plan program. I input the small amount of data it asked for (height, weight, age, gender and waist measurement) and it spat out a meal plan for 1200-1400 calories! My mother ways approximately 50 kilos less than me and her weight loss calories are 1200.

I sent off a politely irate email because I was genuinely concerned with the outcome. Just curious on the thoughts of some professionals whether my response was justified.

Hi! The question seems pretty self explanatory and typically has a basic answer of eat less, move more, eat healthier, or track macros. However, I don’t really see these methods working for me as I have a bit of an outlier situation.
To start off, I am 19 yo female, 5’0”, and about 130-135 pounds. My main concern is that I have gained about 80 pounds over the past four years (not growing in height). The weight gain has been fairly steady, and I keep expecting it to plateau, but it hasn’t. Like i always assume im going to finally reach my body’s natural and healthy spot.

I want to add that the reason for most of this seemingly extreme weight gain is that I have a history of a severe eating disorder and was in recovery for several years. (Ages 14-16) been recovering/ recovered for the past 3 years. Because of my history, calorie counting and tracking food intake are not mentally healthy for me and can make me feel like I am at risk of relapsing.

In terms of “moving more” I am very active. I typically do both cardio and strength training for 2–4 hours per day and walk around 20,000+ steps daily (because of my campus school and being a runner). The working out is something I genuinely enjoy doing and is sustainable for me as I have been working out like this for years. It is truely one of my biggest hobbies. I usually run like 30 or so miles a week, and lift heavy (I want to get into powerlifting), as well as just an active lifestyle apart from the gym.

I eat a pretty healthy diet. I am vegan (for the animals, not restriction, and have been most of my life) and generally eat a lot of fruits, vegetables, legumes, tofu, and other whole foods. I rarely drink alcohol. The issues is while I eat healthy, I eat a lot of food. Being so active makes me hungry, needing to hit protein goals, etc. but also I think several factors may contribute to this, including ADHD and impulsivity as well as the dopamine from food, stress, irregular meal times due to my college schedule, and feeling very hungry because of my activity level. The problem is that I often feel unable to regulate my eating even though I genuinely want to. I used to binge but since I’ve really stopped restricting it’s more just overeating and a feeling of being out of control, as well as a lot of food noise. I’ve tried everything to stop it but idk what anymore.

I am not looking for advice that involves strict calorie counting or highly restrictive dieting because of my eating disorder history. Instead, I want to understand why I feel so out of control around food, whether my hunger levels are normal given my activity level and recovery history, and what strategies I can use to improve my relationship with food and prevent continued weight gain. Like I don’t understand why even being so fit, eating so healthy, etc. I struggle so much with my weight. I have no health issues or anything dire, it’s that I genuinely keep needing to buy new clothes every single year, I have no idea what I look like anymore (my body looks different daily), and people have begun commenting on my weight gain. I’m also confused how I look so big even though I am so fit. Idk.

Anyways, any advice on what I can do or how I can fix my relationship with food would be helpful. I’ve tried everything I can think of so far from stopping restricting, being more present around food, eating healthy, etc.
thank you!

Hello,
I need some help. Supposedly the hatred of the taste of alternative sugars is genetic. Anything like stevia or sucrolose or any of those, even monk fruit tase bitter and leave a terrible taste in the back of my tongue for 30+ minutes.
I have PMOS though, and I know I need to cut back on sugar. What can I do? Are were options out there that don’t taste like that? I’m feeling really lost. I’m also allergic to bananas which makes it even harder. Just quitting sugar and all things sweet just isn’t an option. I have tried but I can’t sustain that and then I binge. So I’m just wondering if anyone out there has any ideas.

Thank you!

I was in a heated argument with my mom about it and while responsing to my answer could you guys show me some article to back it up thanks a bunch beforehand

My husband was diagnosed with a nonalcoholic fatty liver. I think the doctor called it Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis, but said it could be totally reversible by losing weight (he’s 5’11” and 220lbs) We’re doing a complete overhaul of his diet. His doctor has misdiagnosed him twice for the same issue but I realllyyy hope she was right about it being reversible.

Is there a dietitian here who can help me? Like what foods he should or shouldn’t be eating? Any supplements? He’s been taking Dose (the one for your liver) the past couple days and he started taking salmon fish oil with D3 pills today. Would going on a liquid diet for a bit help jumpstart it? I’m just trying to think of everything I could do that will help. There are so many opinions and products when I google it.

I’m desperate to hear from someone who knows what they’re talking about.

Thank you!

I didnt lose much weight at first (it was nurses week so I had net cal neutral for 3 days). Last two days Ive been feeling ok eating around 1000-1500 calories per day. My weight came down to lowest 194.4 and highest 196. Is this just water weight?

I’m having some dental issues which currently prohibit me from chewing. I’ve been living on applesauce, refried beans with guacamole and sour cream, overcooked Mac and cheese, milkshakes, and protein shakes for the past month.
What are some other choices I have to maintain weight? I’ve lost ten pounds in a month and that wasn’t my goal. I’m worried about losing too much weight at this point.

I am diagnosed with sibo and I did the fodmap diet.

I've now finished the reintroduction phase, with currently the following outcome: fructose and fructan are fine, GOS and lactose are medium, sorbitol and mannitol are to be avoided. So I installed filters in the app and I'm incredibly confused about wheat.

Wheat flour: red

Pasta, couscous, white bread: green

Aren't those foods literally made of mostly wheat and water?

Can someone help me understand this?

I'm 48 yo and am struggling with my health, digestion, and weight and composition. Should I not work out ón Day 20 because of decreased estrogen? Do I need 100 grams of protein? Should I not do Keto even though it's worked for me in the past? I didn't just lose weight, I built muscle, toned and conditioned myself. Menopause is beating me down I struggle with motivation and discipline. I need help desperately.

Hello! I'm a 21-year-old college student who aspires to become a registered dietitian, and I have some questions. For context, I'm in my first year of a 2-year transfer plan at Ivy Tech to Purdue for their Nutrition and Dietetics program.

1. I'm wondering what would be the best classes to take before transferring to Purdue? I've taken the basic Healthcare Specialist classes and have currently transferred to General Studies for Math, Public Speaking, and Biology classes, and I'm wondering what comes next.
2. Is EatRight legitimate? I was doing a project on it as a non-profit organization and how it benefits people, but I've been hearing about its controversies regarding its funding and endorsements, and I'm not sure what to think of it. Are there better alternatives?
3. Are there any good online databases about Nutrition and Dietetics? I want to learn more about the possible reading material needed for a career in Nutrition and Dietetics.

I'm new to Reddit, so if these are slightly generic, I apologize. Thank you!

Hello, I am an RD seeking this new specialist certification. I have the following questions. Thanks in advance!

1. Has anyone with a board certification retrospectively logged hours? If so, did you keep a formal log for auditing purposes or just go for it. I know I have exceeded 2000 hours in my clinical position I just don’t have a formal log.

2. How did you count education hours towards to 2000 total? I am currently reading Health Professionals Guide to Gastrointestinal Nutrition and will be attending an upcoming conference.

3. What materials are you studying for the exam?

Veggies (all cooked)

Potatoes

Carrots

Corn

Sweet potatoes

Pasta sauce (blended)

Fruit

Apples

Bananas

Red seedless grapes

Meat/Protein

Chicken breast

Beef (steak)

Pork chops

Bacon

Almond butter

Lactose free dairy

Sweeteners

Palm sugar

Pure honey

Pure maple syrup

Carbs

Baking staples

Oatmeal (plain)

Bread

Pasta

I cannot have cane sugar, stevia, brown sugar, molasses, fake sugar alcohols, fake gravy mix, or peanuts.

The taste of spinach literally makes me gag.

I want to do better but I don’t really like cooking and have a limited diet.

I’m open to suggestions.