Question about nutrition -
What does it mean to have a multivitamin that supplies 100% of our daily vitamin and mineral needs? Does this mean that the nutritional value of the food that we eat does not actually matter as long as it simply provides the calories that we need for energy?
I realize that's an extreme, especially because foods we consume also affect heart health, etc. But that aside, if I need 3,000 calories to function daily, for example, and my multivitamin is covering all of my vitamin needs, does it really matter where those 3,000 calories are coming from?
Maybe we can turn this into a general convo about nutrition, separate from the narrow "How do I stay healthy in banking" threads.
There's a ton of compounds involved, and your body will synthesize different variations differently. For example, you can take a magnesium oxide supplement, but that's radically different from say all the magnesium compounds you'll get by eating mg-rich foods like nuts or spinach. That's why many supplements will say "x mineral in the form of y". Using magnesium as an example, there's magnesium oxide, magnesium dimalate, magnesium glycinate, magnesium taurate, etc. Each one is different on your body. For example, you can take sodium chloride (salt) and be perfectly fine or take sodium cyanide, and die.
So yes, there will be a difference.
You still need protein (and to an extent, fiber).
No multivitamin has 100% of all compounds necessary for optimal health. Scientists still haven't even identified/isolated/publicized many of the useful compounds in fruits/vegetables/meats, etc. There are also issues with the uptake/absorption of vitamins/minerals in multivitamins.
From a thermodynamic perspective, calories in vs calories out is all that really matters, but people more knowledgeable than I can comment in more detail on the glycemic indices of various foods and the finer details of how the body utilizes energy.
You can do okay for yourself eating junk food and taking vitamins, but it's really not a good substitute for a balanced diet that features fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats.
This kid is so going to get fat while in banking...
That's what I was thinking. Nobody "requires" 3,000 calories a day unless they're seven and half feet tall or training for an Olympic sport.
Through the threads about staying healthy as an analyst there are def some people on here that are pretty knowledgeable regarding nutrition, but if you're really interested then you'd be better to do some reading on how your body uses the different types of calories that you put into it.
Your body uses proteins, carbs, and fats differently and for different purposes. While they are all "calories" at the end of the day, your body utilizes them in different ways. Here's a pretty good article from Layne Norton who's one of the best natural bodybuilders in the country regarding how to properly diet for a contest. I know thats not really what you're asking but he talks a lot about how your body uses proteins, fats, and carbs.
http://www.simplyshredded.com/layne-norton-the-most-effective-cutting-d…
Who the fuck needs 3000 calories a day? Are you a lumberjack?
Yeah seriously....
I've also found it funny how so many guys are obsessed with being so "built" and "huge". It's disturbing and they must be really fucked up psychologically. Most girls don't like guys to be huge lumbering oafs. Look up Michelangelo's David...that's about the ideal male physique, and the guy is not "huge" (though he's definitely fit). In fact, if you calculate the BMI for most muscleheads, it comes out as "overweight", because it's actually unhealthy. There is such a thing as overexercising. They have found that exercising profusely does not increase longevity. "Passive exercise" (i.e. walking to a lot of places, having light manual labor as part of your work, etc) is the only type of exercise that has been linked to increased longevity (think, a shepard, a hunter, a farmer...you know...the type of shit we humans were DESIGNED to do).
I'm about 6.5 feet tall, and I sure don't require 3,000 calories, maybe 2k-2.5k
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