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2019-07-03 Government

Defense Department may enforce a mandatory keto diet for special operation soldiers to enhance military performance - banning pizza, burritos, and beer

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Posted by Skidmark 2019-07-03 05:08|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Ahh, headquarters pukedom at its finest! They just can't leave it alone even if it works.

Posted by Nguard 2019-07-03 07:26|| 2019-07-03 07:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Atomic Soldiers Part Deux

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-07-03 07:41|| 2019-07-03 07:41|| Front Page Top

#3 The word 'longer' appears multiple times in the article without ever actually being quantified. How much longer? One percent longer? A tenth of percent? Something actually significant? No mention. Journalists have to be the least curious mammals on the planet.

Obesity is cited as a reason. Is that a problem in the Special Ops community? If you are going to burn fat instead of glucose, you better have some fat to burn.

File under Desk-bound Meddlers Try to Put Their Stink on Things.

Posted by SteveS 2019-07-03 09:22|| 2019-07-03 09:22|| Front Page Top

#4 A proposal built on research pulled out of a remf's ass. This has nothing to do with raising ability. It is an experiment in control. They are claiming to have means to test who is taking a keto diet and who isn't. That's about control, not performance.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-07-03 11:24|| 2019-07-03 11:24|| Front Page Top

#5 I've never seen a picture of a special operator that needed to lose weight. Isn't that the Keto diet's primary claim to fame?

Perhaps they could start with a line of Keto MREs and see how well that does before they start making rules that will convince our best to leave the service out of disgust.

Posted by ruprecht 2019-07-03 11:41|| 2019-07-03 11:41|| Front Page Top

#6 They probably looked at the BMIs of the special operators. Unfortunately, BMI is a horrible way to measure "obesity". Arnold Schwarzenegger was "obese" - when he was competing for Mr. Universe. Since BMI doesn't differentiate between fat and muscle, it breaks down when you measure the BMI of muscular people. Like special operators.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2019-07-03 12:01|| 2019-07-03 12:01|| Front Page Top

#7 Also helps prevent diving incidents among SEALs.

Posted by Slats B. Hayes1535 2019-07-03 14:17|| 2019-07-03 14:17|| Front Page Top

#8 Eat more steak, pack less weight. What's not to like?

Posted by KBK 2019-07-03 18:29|| 2019-07-03 18:29|| Front Page Top

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