Why are people so torn between if vegetables are good or bad for you?
Recently I've been getting into being more fit ( I've been going to the gym for about 1 and half months) and I've been trying to also adjust my diet. For reference I'm 20 yrs and 1'43cm and weight about 70 kgs. I have a friend that told me all sorts of stuff about how vegetables and seed oils are the bottom line because they have toxins and anti-nutrients in them or too much of one vitamin which ,to me, sounded legit, but I'm asking myself...I've been eating a balance between meat and vegetables all my life and had no health issues whatsoever. LIKE EVER. Sure, I'm overweight but it didn't affect my health at all. I have normal periods, my bloodwork is CLEAN, no imbalances whatsoever. I can walk long distances without being out of breathe and I can jog for 30 minutes (which is tough but c'mon it's fkn cardio). WHY is he SWEARING that vegetables are so bad when everyone I've known has eaten them all their lives and have no health issues and why does it all lead back to hormonal imbalances. I can't have a single take on any of this because his argument is always something along the lines of "you're a woman, it's different"........Is there such a huge difference?
I have a feeling that this vegetable thing has a lot to do with young male teens being insecure about not being manly enough and wanting to get every dose of testo they can get. If that means cutting off their favorite snack or having to put an osmosis filter to avoid the smallest amount of estrogen that's apparently in tab water (women take birth control that includes estroge, women pee out the estrogen, estrogen doesnt get filtered by the sewage treatment plant, estrogen remains in tab water...........DID I MENTION THAT THAT'S SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT THAT I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE WOULD AFFECT A MANS TESTO LEVELS) they will go out of their way of doing so.
They sort of fall into an eating disorder and come out with "outrageous" facts, that sound smart and legit........but are they REALLY????
I really need some enlightenment. Also first post on reddit, kinda nervous....Hello internet :>