“19 Hard Truths About Food” From A Certified Dietitian

Finally. PORTION CONTROL is the key. Tht and moving.

Along with that: eating fat doesn't make you fat.

I have a sister that yo-yo diets. Her desire to be thin outweighs everything. Thus she loses 100 lbs. Then gains 110. Loses 50, gains 75. I'm no expert, but this seems to unhealthy. And she clearly has issues with food.

Trader Joe's & Aldi ..... owned by the same family. But it goes beyond that.

You need the right amount of calories for your size and metabolic activity

Isn't not liking vegetables something that you grow out of after, at the latest, your teens? Do that many adults really have the palate of a 7 year old? What do they even eat, if so?

I have not heard of this one before. Who puts oil in their coffee?!?

A guy from office have been eat oatmeal for breakfast for 17 years. Every day.

I've never heard of someone blaming their weight gain on fruit, but it's only come out in the past few years that doctors are advising against too much fruit juice, as the sugar content is more concentrated and fiber is extremely low, compared to just eating the fruit.

How slim...? I just looked up the article on Healthline and here's a passage: ""Research suggests that regularly eating whole grains, like brown rice, helps lower blood sugar levels and decreases the risk of type 2 diabetes. Even just replacing white rice with brown has been shown to lower blood sugar levels and decrease type 2 diabetes risk. On the other hand, eating lots of white rice has been linked to an increased risk of diabetes."" Plus they linked additional sources for each claim. ( https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/brown-vs-white-rice#brown-rice )

I find running more comfortable when I didn't just eat.

I refuse to accept this! (written while on my second large mug of black goodness)

A diet can also be a lifestyle change. I've known plenty of people who regularly fold in IF periods into their month when they are adjusting or realigning to their target weight. Being able to do this effectively requires discipline and a healthy approach which is a lifestyle. Acting careers that require weight swings are based on this same principle.

What?- what is she doing exactly? Punching the bed?

It is for me - my body produces amount that would satisfy a couple other human beings ;)

wha..who..when was that a thing?

Some of them give me gas, acid reflux and, on a really bad day, diarrhoea. So I steer clear altogether.

The problem with sugar in America is, it's in virtually everything already. "Added" sugar may not be bad, but if you are tossing sugar on top of your Capt Crunch cereal, you may have an issue.

Neither is salt. But both are acquired tastes and take time to change (we dropped salt and it took 6 months or more before everything stopped tasting like cardboard).