Carnivorous / Zero Carb Approach / Re: examples of raw animal fat
« on: January 13, 2012, 11:20:57 pm »
BTW, it seems to me from reading this forum that red meat is emphasized often because it helps men to build big muscles and add weight. As a petite woman I am less motivated by that benefit.
I agree with much of what TD is saying. Its more of a health issue. There may be different temperaments (or whatever one word one wants to use) that do better with fish or fowl or red meats etc...but for many people ruminant meats are where its at for rebuilding health. Part of this is based on real world experience, part on theories of evolution, a "natural diet", tradition and so forth.
Most people that are having problems building muscle, odds are its because they are unhealthy. 'Healthy-ish' people generally can build skeletal muscle on any kind of proteins, even veg proteins. Many people (the males you are likely speaking of) likely restored there health over time to where they can start rebuilding healthy muscle on a raw diet without supplements, fillers, and other unhealthy habits. That is generally hard to do on veg proteins or other inferior proteins. At that point, whether one eats fish or red meat is probably not that relevant, or only to the extent as to how it effects the person's general health.
Odds are, raw red meats would be superior for growth (my vote anyway), but the point is is that these things are both related and yet totally independent things. Eating tons of animal protein won't miraculously grow your muscles.
Basically If one wanted to have no muscle definition, you may still prefer to eat 100% ruminant meat, or whatever variety of RAF you wished.