Myth: Fundamental nutrition advice keeps changing

 

 Fundamental nutrition advice keeps changing — a lot.

This is not the case, said Dr. Marion Nestle, a professor emerita of nutrition, food studies and public health at New York University. “In the 1950s, the first dietary recommendations for prevention of obesity, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and the like advised balancing calories and minimizing foods high in saturated fat, salt and sugar. The current U.S. Dietary Guidelines urge the same.” Yes, science evolves, but the bottom-line dietary guidance remains consistent. As author Michael Pollan distilled to seven simple words: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” That advice worked 70 years ago, and it still does today, Dr. Nestle said. And it leaves plenty of room for eating foods you love.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/19/well/eat/nutrition-myths.html?auth=login-google1tap&login=google1tap&smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur