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23 sats \ 3 replies \ @Signal312 17h \ on: Daily Health Principles: Don't Buy Stuff That's Bad For You HealthAndFitness
That sounds kinda similar to what I used to do, before I went carnivore. I had some rules I followed, and one of them was no junk food (defined as purchased junk food) whatsoever. I still made some homemade treats.
I think you really have to divide foods, into acceptable, and not acceptable. If you're wishy washy on it (for instance - the Cheetos are okay because what the heck, I'll just have a few), then most people are doomed to failure.
Moderation in food consumption, for most human beings, just does not work. That's why it's promoted so much - precisely because it DOESN'T work. And people continue to buy the trash.
Now that I'm carnivore, my rules are different, of course. And I don't have any interest in any of the junk foods.
That's why it's promoted so much - precisely because it DOESN'T work.
Man, that's deep and dark.
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Ha ha. I was actually going to write up a little more to explain, but then had to rush.
Anyway, to explain my thoughts a little more...nutrition "authorities" can NOT say: "you should completely, 100% avoid all processed food, sugary drinks, junk food, etc." They can't say that because they're bought and paid for by the large processed food corporations.
And yet they also can't say, "sure, gorge on processed food, sugary drinks, junk food, etc.". That's so OBVIOUSLY wrong that people would lose all trust in them.
So they settle on the "eat junk food in moderation, treat yourself occasionally". Which seems like the truth (because there are some people who are able to do this and stay slender).
But then it's also a lie, because the majority of people are NOT able to do this, and stay slender. So the advice they give is terrible and unworkable for the majority of people, and yet ALSO allows the blame to be placed on those people. Because, being normal human beings, they are not able to be "moderate" in their consumption of addictive substances.
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Even if we set aside the corruption of being bought off by those industries, the incentives are so perfectly aligned here.
They make a reasonable sounding recommendation, that would probably work if it were followed, but that likely won't be followed. The patients blame themselves for not following the instructions and the doctors don't lose their patients to good health.
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