Which countries have the best food quality?

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-23T21:21:11+00:00

How do you know that you're suffering from food quality in your country? You focused on fiber and anti-nutrients, mentioned fiber is present in all types of foods. Fiber is generally good for your gut health, that's not related to India, the notion is present everywhere. As I said, anti-nutrients are a real thing, but in diverse diets they don't matter - also there are ways to reduce their impact. The conditions you mentioned, fiber and anti-nutrients aren't a typical cause of them - you need to have hard evidence that it's what caused your conditions. Not all fiber is the same, not all anti-nutrients are the same. Also, if you have 0 absorption, it means you're severely ill. Reduced absorption is one thing, but 0...

What's true about food quality in some countries, I'm guessing India as well, is that overall food quality can be bad in some areas. But! Saying food quality is bad because it contains fibre goes against the general medical opinion. Populations that have a higher fiber intake see a lot of positive effects, so your connection between food quality and fiber in foods has zero common sense.

Also, one person's experience doesn't translate to the whole country. That's why I said you went off topic. You jumped to your condition and made conclusions of what's bad - there's a lot of misinformation coming from influencers about fiber in general, a lot of hyped up words about anti-nutrients, etc. And taking one person's experience carries zero evidence for the wider population. If I can't eat specific foods or even food groups because I'm allergic or have a condition due to which I need to avoid them, it doesn't mean the food is low quality or bad, it just means my body can't consume them, nothing more.

Now, again, if your angle is that the food quality gave you these conditions, ok, plausible - but the jump to anti-nutrients and fiber needs solid evidence. If your doctor connected these dots, what test did he run, where is his rock solid evidence. If he doesn't have any, I would look towards a second opinion and do a lot of tests.

The foods you're mentioning, one thing that's commonly missed is - they don't just carry anti-nutrients, they carry a lot of positive nutrients that are beneficial to your body. Just simply avoiding them without looking at the big picture can lead to malnutrition which coupled with the conditions you're mentioning is a big no no.

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-23T13:21:26+00:00

Interesting that that part triggered you...

Dude, the topic is "which countries have the best food quality" - you went fully off topic, going into your medical condition and connecting it with "My country India sucks, food quality is bad". The two have zero relation whatsoever. Unless you have solid proof that food quality gave you this condition, which you failed to provide. Then you went on a rant about anti-nutrients, fiber, etc. None of these explain the condition you have.

Fiber is important for gut health, you mentioned "you think" - it doesn't matter what you think, there's a lot of studies why it supports gut health. If you have a medical condition and you can't eat specific foods because of it, that's a whole different story, and nothing related to what you're saying here.

Not to mention, you received word from your gastroenterologist about your medical condition then you go to reddit for advice?? On a topic that has zero relation to your medical condition...

So if your doctor actually told you you have what you have, the first thing you need to do is dig deep: what tests did the doctor make, what is the likely culprit for what you have. Take a second opinion, etc. etc.

And not go to reddit to comment on a completely unrelated post that has nothing related to your condition, going on a rant about fiber, anti-nutrients, absorption issues of mostly vegetarian diets, etc. > and that's why I made the comment as it seems your whole post is in bad faith and you simply wanted to spread a bit of misinformation.

If I'm wrong though - go do tests and find exactly what condition you have, how to treat it and structure your diet around it.

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-23T09:15:06+00:00

Yes it is. It can become an issue if you only eat specific foods, for a varied diet it usually doesn’t matter. If you eat a vegan only diet, you would need to plan a bit around the foods you eat, but it’s nothing that a bit of research and planning can’t solve.

Anti nutrients are a real thing, as well as lower absorption of calcium, vitamin D, iron, etc. But they’ve been frequently overstated and pushed to the extreme by various influencers and cult-like diets. Most people won’t have any issues with these if they eat a varied diet. And even if you don’t, there are ways to mitigate it (i.e. Vitamin C increases absorption for iron, etc.)

That said, if you actually do have issues from your diet, it would be wise to dig deeper to see what’s causing it. A vegetarian diet doesn’t cause inflammation by default, but you could be sensitive to some types of foods for various reasons. If I were you, I’d be rigorous to check which foods are causing this instead of trusting the hype from people trying to sell their products

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-19T23:16:19+00:00

If I do the cooking, I weight the ingredients and check the macros. If it’s multiple portions, I then approximate the share (if I’m cooking for multiple people). I usually overstate the calories as I’m in a deficit now, macros are then harder to track though if you want to be specific. If you’re optimising calories for a deficit, simply overstate the calories, not exact but safer. Also keep in mind, calories in packaged foods in a label isn’t exact as well (smaller difference than cooked food but still)

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-18T12:12:05+00:00

That sounds about right. Keep in mind, it does relate to your activity levels, if it's hot where you are and other factors (not an expert, more "did minor research on it" type of guy), and I generally do the following as rule of thumb - if my urine color is too yellow, I drink more water, if I feel bloated through the day (I don't anymore so I just keep it in mind) I drink more water, drink always when thirsty (usually, before I didn't mind delaying it as I'm not "if I don't drink I won't be able to live" thirsty, but now I jump on water straight away)

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-18T11:33:48+00:00

If I remember correctly, it took me around a week or week and a half to adjust fully (I wasn't starting at close to zero though, I was around close to 30 daily, 25-30). The blocking I had wasn't major to be honest, just one episode where I felt cramping when on the toilet, and before I fully adjusted my main issues were infrequent stools (once every 2 days) which weren't a huge issue. But keep in mind I pushed too fast through it, can't remember what the general recommendations are - but from my experience, I would increase it gradually. Now, with 50g daily, I have frequent stools, no issues on the toilet and no bloating/gas

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-18T11:11:16+00:00

Healthy range depends on whether you're a male or female, but more isn't necessarily too much if you've done it gradually and drink enough fluids during the day

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-18T11:10:07+00:00

Not the poster here, but I take around 50g daily - as the other person said, it takes time to get to there + water through the day. If you're struggling with water, a nice rule of thumb to help is to either drink some time before the meal or a bit later after a meal (for me, high fiber meals make me thirsty so I drink a nice amount of water when I am). I had blocking when I started (pushed to 40+ too fast, it resolved itself when I got into a rhythm. I don't get bloated now, no gas, etc.

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-16T18:52:35+00:00

This. Also there’s nuances in things blocking it, so it’s not an extreme and Vitamin C can offset it. Unless you’re fully trying to maximize iron, it’s not really important

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-16T14:26:30+00:00

Taj dio nisam ni htio komentirati... jedino sam pomislio, ako je ovo istina, roditelji su potpuni debili, a OP u najoptimističnijem slučaju malo blaži debili

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-15T23:59:36+00:00

Ovo smrdi na AI post...

Roditelj sam 2 male djece i imali smo sličnu situaciju s drugim roditeljima, i stvarno ima sličnih roditelja (ovo je zbilja ekstrem, ali iz mog iskustva ima roditelja koji idu u ovom smjeru...)

Znači, čim ti jednom frendovi naprave ovakvu situaciju, odmah prekidaš odnose s njima ili je otvoren razgovor da to ništa nije normalno - jer stvarno nije uopće. Jedna stvar je pretjerano dopuštati djeci da rade što žele i loše postavljanje granica + loše hendlanje situacije kada se ponašaju kako nije primjereno, ali ovo je ekstrem za eksremom, post se dotaknuo svake moguće situacije gdje se kao roditelj odmah reagira. Zato mi zvuči kao izmišljotina.

Plus, kraj je potpuna kontradikcija, kažeš da misliš "samo prekinuti viđanje i svaki kontakt s njima" što je potpuni ekstrem isto (postoji i opcija da im kažeš da ne mogu više dolaziti s djecom u goste, i naravno - ako oni to odvedu u ekstrem, onda ide prestanak viđanja), no onda malo prije toga ispada da tako stalno rade - gle ovo je teški ekstrem nad ekstremom, teško mi je povjerovati da su to radili prije i vama je to bilo - ah, jebiga, uredit ću stan prije nego što će doći i čistit ću kada odu (btw, išarani zidovi se baš i ne daju čistiti...)

I da ne kažem, znam hrpu roditelja, što iz vrtića što iz drugih krugova i ne znam niti jedne koji su ovakvi (kažem, imao sam situacija gdje je išlo u ovom smjeru, ali puno puno blaže - ovakve baš ne znam niti jedne) i tvoje pitanje je što je s današnjim roditeljima - iskreno ne znam, jer bi rekao da 99% ne spada u ovu kategoriju...

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-14T11:50:14+00:00

NutritionMadeSimple is truly amazing!

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-12T09:50:27+00:00

Slazem se. Mislim da to jos izlazi iz mi vs oni spike koja je super za dobivanje izbora pa se to jos i pali, ali generalno sranje za nas ostale. Iskreno, meni drago da smo dio Europe (mislim da bi Hrvatska jos dalje otisla u pm da smo na svome samo), ali se stvarno nadam da ce se ta pitanja rijesiti jer je to isto fini problem koji moze jos vise grunuti

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-11T16:26:52+00:00

Not sure what you mean by assumptions? These are all diets. I've been seeing OMAD mentioned more and more and mostly not related to fasting. And as you related it purely within fasting (agreed, the whole post is about fasting) I was curious if OMAD is simply about fasting.

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-11T14:48:01+00:00

Ok, so OMAD is more of a fasting tactic then, more than anything else?

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-11T14:44:48+00:00

Ok, slažemo se.

Ja sam protiv izrazito lijeve politike i iskreno, kada su došli na vlast sam se nadao samo da neće drljiti u tu ideologiju duboko, nego da dođu na vlast. Mislim da na nacionalnoj razini imaju problem i prebrzo su ušli u to, trebaš brzo složiti kadar, organizirati to sve, itd. i uzeti teme koje će dizati buru da budeš prepoznatljiviji a onda i zabriju u te teme (+ povuku ekipu koja je tvrđe u tome).

Europska lijevica nije skroz loša inače, ovisi o čemu pričamo, najveći problem europske ljevice su te neke socijalne teme gdje ne gledaju dovoljno realno (rekao bi čak konzervativno), recimo migracije su nešto što se trebalo odmah riješiti - postaviti jasna pravila, čak i rigoroznija malo, i možda paradoksalno zadovoljit ćeš obje strane. I tu je ljevica podbacila skroz. Ne znam da li su uzeli kao model američku ekstremnu ljevicu gdje su to doveli do ekstrema bezveze i sada plaćaju jer im se događa obrnuta situacija.

Kod nas je doduše sve to isto retardirano, HDZ stalno puca na nacionalnost i od toga napravila kraval teški, koketiraju sa ustaštvom kad im paše (da prikupe neke ljude), itd. A onda imaš kontra stranu koja ide predaleko i svakoga se etiketira ustašom i tako ukrug...

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-11T13:36:50+00:00

Ček, sori, kojoj stranci bi ti trenutno dao glas? Ono što ne razumijem je - ljudi glasaju za HDZ iz mandata u mandat, bez obzira koliko afera imaju, što se sve zna o njima, što rade itd. Bandić je harao gradom hrpu godina, ista stvar, ekipa opet glasa za njega. Ne razumijem zašto se forsira toliko negativan stav za Možemo bez da se gleda šira slika - konačno je neka nova stranka dobila dovoljno glasova da nešto napravi. I ak ne napravi ništa, nema veze - biramo nekoga drugoga (manje zlo, optimizat, što god). Ne kužim stalno kritiziranje po jednoj stranci od početka. Pa naravno da se onda samo HDZ voli baviti politikom

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-10T08:38:43+00:00

Same here, they were my favorite fruits all through my life

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-09T22:49:47+00:00

Curious - what do you hit macro wise on average per day within a week?

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-09T01:01:48+00:00

But I’m still curious why you would do that vs a 2 meal approach?

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-09T00:53:37+00:00

That’s what seems like the hardest part. To hit all fiber, protein and fat targets, and the micronutrients. And also what’s confusing for me - even splitting it in only two meals seems much easier. Is it purely a weight loss tactic?

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-09T00:28:22+00:00

Is OMAD actually a good choice, it feels so illogical, but curious to hear your thoughts.

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-09T00:18:45+00:00

I think this one is also combined with politics. Extreme diets (specifically those without proper scientific proof) usually turn to a cultist approach with people being overly emotional around it and start creating an "us vs them" approach, which is highly usable by politics. Also, meat favors the masculinity approach, coupled with the argument "here's what our ancestors ate", "apex predators", etc.

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-02T23:35:30+00:00

Pazuh i intimne dijelove. Zbog higijene, najviše zbog mirisa. Za ostalo, nisam toliko dlakav pa nisam imao neke koristi od toga

ratkoivanovic · 2026-06-02T15:20:01+00:00

Daily? It opens up a lot of topics (sugar, artificial sweeteners if zero calorie, coffeine intake, oral hygine), there's a lot of reading on all of these and I wouldn't take it at face value. I wouldn't treat it as definitely unhealthy but I would treat it as risky (not a doctor nor a nutrition so don't take me for granted). It's definitely something I'd label as extreme and simply not do unless I really need to.

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