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Lisa0825

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3. Take what you read on the Internet with a grain of salt.
Thu Aug 9, 2012, 09:16 PM
Aug 2012

If you tried to take all the advice on the websites devoted to eating healthy, you'd starve to death, because there would be almost nothing you could eat. There is so much contradictory information out there. Bottom line is that you need to do what works for you. If you think you have a gluten sensitivity, by all means avoid it, but for most people it is not the devil. Veggie burgers may be processed food, but they are better than a Big Mac. Fruit is not evil because it has sugar in it (Yes, I have seen people say you should avoid fruit!).

Basically it boils down to "Don't let perfect be the enemy of good." It's practically impossible to have an ideal diet because every information source about diet has a different opinion on what that is. So eat as many natural, whole foods as you can, and do what works for you, and don't stress out about it.

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