{"id":1092,"date":"2014-01-18T19:01:19","date_gmt":"2014-01-18T08:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/?p=1092"},"modified":"2014-01-18T19:17:02","modified_gmt":"2014-01-18T08:17:02","slug":"the-quantified-diet-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/?p=1092","title":{"rendered":"The Quantified Diet Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>These guys are using some new approach to test the efficacy of popular diets &#8211; something that&#8217;s casual, natural, low-key, low-touch but statistically powered up &#8211; again, aligned with Riot&#8217;s ambitions<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve signed up and been allocated the mindfulness eating diet<\/li>\n<li>Will see how we go&#8230; what could possibly go wrong?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/lift.do\/quantified-diet<\/p>\n<div data-url=\"\" data-image-id=\"\" data-image-style=\"full\">\n<div data-load-img=\".post-header-image-cover\">\n<div data-scroll=\"post-cover\" data-scroll-disabled=\"true\">\n<div>\n<header>\n<h1 itemprop=\"name\">The Quantified Diet Project<\/h1>\n<h2>Make a healthier you. Contribute to a healthier world.<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Go to the profile of Tony Stubblebine\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@tonystubblebine\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Tony Stubblebine\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/d262ilb51hltx0.cloudfront.net\/fit\/c\/64\/64\/0*M266d8fPtjS1iqpv.jpeg\" \/>Tony Stubblebine<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0<a title=\"Go to Inside Lift\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/inside-lift\" data-collection-slug=\"inside-lift\" data-id=\"338b7ae83665\">Inside Lift<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div data-scroll=\"native\">\n<section>\n<div>\n<p>The Quantified Diet Project aims for two things:<\/p>\n<p>#1. Help one million people make a healthy diet change leading to: weight loss, overall health, and\/or more energy. We\u2019re providing 10 popular diets with expert advice.<\/p>\n<p>#2. Perform the largest-ever measurement of popular diets. What works? How do popular diets compare? How can we all be more successful? We\u2019re working with UC Berkeley on the science and the analysis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The official launch is January 1st, but you can start contributing to our science right now by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/liftdo.wufoo.com\/forms\/the-quantified-diet-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">filling out this survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>How it works<\/h2>\n<p>You\u2019ll follow one of the following diets for four weeks:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Slow-Carb Diet\u00ae: Meat, legumes\/beans, and veggies; abstain from white foods like sugar, pasta, bread, cheese; epic \u201ccheat day\u201d once per week. Advised by Tim Ferriss, author of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourhourworkweek.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/12\/how-to-lose-100-pounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The 4-Hour Body<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Paleo: eat like a caveman, mostly veggies, meats, nuts. Advised by<a href=\"http:\/\/paleohacks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Paleohacks<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nerdfitness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Nerd Fitness<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Vegetarian: vegetables, but no meat. Cheese and eggs are optional. Advised by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nomeatathlete.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">No Meat Athlete<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Whole foods: eat only recognizable foods and avoid processed ones. Advised by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/summertomato.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Summer Tomato<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Gluten-free: no wheat, rye, barley or wheat-based foods. Advised by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/taniamercer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tania Mercer<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>No sweets: a simple diet change that affects your insulin swings. Advised by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/%20http\/\/sarahstanleyinspired.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sarah Stanley<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>DASH: USDA\u2019s current recomendation.<\/li>\n<li>Calorie counting: the old standard.<\/li>\n<li>Sleep more: the science says this should work. Advised by:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/swansleepsolutions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Swan Sleep Solutions<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Mindful eating: learn mindfulness to recognize when you\u2019re full. Advised by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/succcess.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">ZenHabits<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>During the diet, you\u2019ll use the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lift.do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Lift app<\/a>\u00a0to receive daily prompts and to track your progress.<\/p>\n<p>When you need help, you\u2019ll have access to our hand-picked experts and to tips from the rest of the community.<\/p>\n<p>Science aside, the first goal is for you to make a healthy diet change. This is our specialty.<\/p>\n<p>Also, there will be prizes available at important milestones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>The Science<\/h2>\n<p>In order to do this in a scientific way we\u2019re working with nutritionists and statisticians from UC Berkeley.<\/p>\n<p>During the sign-up process, you\u2019ll have the option to be given a diet that we\u2019ve selected for you. The scientific process calls this part of the experiment randomization. The intent is to remove bias\u2014perhaps fans of the<em>4-Hour Body<\/em>\u00a0diet are inherently more motivated than fans of the USDA.<\/p>\n<p>I was skeptical about people accepting our diet recommendation for them, but early joiners have voted 3 to 4 to participate in the randomized trial. (There will also be an opt-out of the randomization step, for those 1 in 4 people who want complete control.)<\/p>\n<p>After we get you going on your new diet, we\u2019ll measure via Lift and occasional surveys:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are some diets easier than others? The scientific term is adherence.<\/li>\n<li>Weight change. Of course, this is a goal for many of us.<\/li>\n<li>Happiness via mood, energy and enjoyment.<\/li>\n<li>Demographic factors.<\/li>\n<li>Success tips for each diet. In our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/inside-lift\/6df462445993\">single-diet trial of the 4-Hour Body<\/a>\u00a0last year, we were able to verify the effects of simple meal planning, eggs for breakfast, cold showers, cheat days, and alcohol consumption.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of course, we\u2019re going to be careful to respect your privacy. All data will be aggregated and anonymized. That\u2019s really important to us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>You know what else is important? Your feedback. Email me or comment right here. I\u2019m\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:tony@lift.do\">tony@lift.do<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These guys are using some new approach to test the efficacy of popular diets &#8211; something that&#8217;s casual, natural, low-key, low-touch but statistically powered up &#8211; again, aligned with Riot&#8217;s ambitions I&#8217;ve signed up and been allocated the mindfulness eating diet Will see how we go&#8230; what could possibly go wrong? https:\/\/lift.do\/quantified-diet The Quantified Diet &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/?p=1092\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Quantified Diet Project<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,10,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-data-saving-lives","category-healthy-habits","category-research-methodology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1092"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1094,"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1092\/revisions\/1094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}