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It is funny. Whenever people ask for nutrition advice I refer them to forum.bodybuilding.com because they have a couple of dedicated support forums for nutrition / weight loss.

Most people almost never listen or bother to do. For some reason they have an aversion to taking advice from body builders even though those guys spend more of their time on fitness and nutrition than others.

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Body builders (specifically that forum) have some good and some bad information. The problem I've noticed over the past year or so is with the amount of people answering questions based on "what they heard", not what has been proven or tested. Cliches aside, it's a giant case of citation needed. I find it mind-boggling how many "body builders" make claims to the effect of, "nutritionists don't know what we need, they're not the ones in the gym and they don't have testimonials." Yes, serious athletes (including body builders) have specific requirements, but basing your logic on individual testimonials instead of thorough trials is a bit presumptuous.

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