Burning The Scale

Diets Don’t Work

by noelboehm on June 14th, 2008

I think everyone is on to the fact that diets don’t really work. Whatever diet plan you choose, even if it’s successful will have the ultimate rebound effect once you stop it. I think the key is to choose foods that are ultimately good for your health in a way that can be maintained in the long term. Not just for loosing weight but to stay healthy and maintain a certain quality of life. In that vain I can’t recommend Michael Pollan’s, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto, highly enough.

It’s along the same lines as The Omnivore’s Dilemma but it expands on it a bit. It’s a little preachy at times and it oversimplifies the obesity epidemic. Basically the point is that we should eat real food. Lots of vegetables and fruit, some meat if you desire. The other main point was to know where your food comes from. If you eat meat, how was your meat raised and where did it come from? These are all interesting, thought provoking ways of viewing the way we feed ourselves. It’s not revolutionary but we have gotten so far away from the basics it deserves attention. If you are eating a diets high in green leafy veggies and fruits, it doesn’t leave a lot of room for processed foods. What do you think about this? How does it apply to your own life and your view of diets in general? Let’s discuss.

Via Michael Pollan.com

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