Reply to: 50/50 Fat / Sugar

[d000hg]

Such TV programs no longer interest the masses anymore. X-factor, Britain's got talent are the crowed pleasers these days.

Today we all the glory without the effort, yeah baby.

There is still stuff on BBC4. Recently we've had two things on Feynman, a film about Hawking (I think it was Hawking) and a thing with Brain Cox where he actually went pretty deep into some complex stuff like Path Integrals and Feynman Diagrams.

I still record the RI lectures every year. My eldest is hungry for knowledge so loves that stuff. Bought cosmos and the ascent of man on DVD as well. Slightly dated now though.

Recorded them, haven't watched. They went downhill for a bit, how are they this year?

[SueEllen]

Yeah. Click is pants.

WDS

[doodab]

Long, long ago you/we were kids, with curiosity and little knowledge, so anything informative was magical.

These days, we are better informed, so the programmes seem a tad obvious and bland.

I too grew up on Horizon, Equinox, Sky at Night, RI lectures, Carl Sagan, Ascent of Man, et al.

I still record the RI lectures every year. My eldest is hungry for knowledge so loves that stuff. Bought cosmos and the ascent of man on DVD as well. Slightly dated now though.

[doodab]

And they had great teeth.

I used to love Tomorrows World too. There's nothing really like that on any more.

Yeah. Click is pants.

[evilagent]

Quite.

Long long ago, it used to be an informative documentary programme.

Mostly narrated by Paul Vaughn.

Long, long ago you/we were kids, with curiosity and little knowledge, so anything informative was magical.

These days, we are better informed, so the programmes seem a tad obvious and bland.

I too grew up on Horizon, Equinox, Sky at Night, RI lectures, Carl Sagan, Ascent of Man, et al.

[scooterscot]

I used to love Tomorrows World too. There's nothing really like that on any more.

Such TV programs no longer interest the masses anymore. X-factor, Britain's got talent are the crowed pleasers these days.

Today we all the glory without the effort, yeah baby.

[Pogle]

No, but they were rarely constipated.

And they had great teeth.

I used to love Tomorrows World too. There's nothing really like that on any more.

[doodab]

Did the paleo/primal people have long lives?

No, but they were rarely constipated.

[mudskipper]

Could also depend on how long its popularity lasts. The Atkins diet was all the rage not too long ago but you rarely hear of it now. Personally, I am going to implement the primal diet as I see little that could go wrong with its focus on lean meats, fresh fruit and veg and some nuts and limiting wheat and dairy based products to occasional treats.

Did the paleo/primal people have long lives?

[Zero Liability]

Could also depend on how long its popularity lasts. The Atkins diet was all the rage not too long ago but you rarely hear of it now. Personally, I am going to implement the primal diet as I see little that could go wrong with its focus on lean meats, fresh fruit and veg and some nuts and limiting wheat and dairy based products to occasional treats.

[d000hg]

QED used to be good, until they turned it into a programme about sick children.

I totally forgot that one. Rings a bell...

What constitutes a fad diet, though? I am currently looking into the paleo/primal diets and they look pretty common sense, and would avoid foods exemplifying the above combination, given their opposition to most starchy/wheat-based foods.

I think the moment you put a fancy word before "diet" it's a fad diet? I mean if you knew nothing about it and someone mentioned "primal diet" you'd assume it was a fad diet

[BrilloPad]

Jesus fook, is that your understanding of it?

This place really is at bursting point with idiots.

Its good to have you back sas.

[Zero Liability]

So basically fad diets don't work, and you should try to avoid foods which are high in fat and sugar.

What constitutes a fad diet, though? I am currently looking into the paleo/primal diets and they look pretty common sense, and would avoid foods exemplifying the above combination, given their opposition to most starchy/wheat-based foods.

[Spacecadet]

I used to like Equinox as a kid. I think programs like Equinox, Horizon and even Tomorrow's World, as well as the R.I. Xmas Lectures, are a big reason I got into science. I was strongly encouraged (read: forced) to watch R.I. every year...

For old times sake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjKRjiIssQg

[VectraMan]

I used to like Equinox as a kid. I think programs like Equinox, Horizon and even Tomorrow's World, as well as the R.I. Xmas Lectures, are a big reason I got into science. I was strongly encouraged (read: forced) to watch R.I. every year...

QED used to be good, until they turned it into a programme about sick children.