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Originally Posted by l2ridehd
I can find a scientific study to support EVERY point of view.
Red wine is good for you, or alcohol in any form is bad for you.
Coffee is complex and is good for you, or caffine is bad for you.
Raw sugar is the only sweetener that is good for you, or that all sugar and artificial substitutes are bad.
Eat only fruits and vegetables, or lack of protein in the form of meat or fish is bad.
Lower calories add years to our lives, or your better off with a high fat diet.
Olive oil is the only one to use, olive oil is bad
Carbohydrates are good, or they are bad
I can find a well done scientific study to support every one of those positions. About the only consistent message is exercise in most any form is good. Sedentary is bad.
I personally believe that any thing in moderation is good. Doing anything in excess is bad including eating a so called healthy vegan diet or exercising to extreme. A balance of everything including wine, fat, sugar, meat, fruit, vegetables, olive oil, fish, and most everything else is OK if done in moderation. I believe natural anything is better then processed anything, that true organic is better then any thing grown using pesticides, that exercise is any form is better then none, and that by trying and experiencing all that life has to offer is the very best path to health and happiness.
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Good post except I'll have to respectfully disagree with the practice of "moderation". The problem with moderation is that it generally represents something different to each person. Your concept of moderation may be far different than mine. One person might eat pizza once a week and call it moderation while others might choose twice a month or once a month. The last pizza I had was about 10 years ago. Is that moderation?
I think most Americans, if questioned about it, would claim to practice moderation. Yet our disease rates are much higher than they are for Okinawans. So how can we say that "moderation" is the key to good health when it's something that can't be quantified and the quality of food is unknown? It sounds like a very mysterious strategy.
If anyone is interested, I can give some parameters for the diet that I recommend.