Friday, October 25, 2013

A Healthy Balanced Diet!

When I hear the words ‘a healthy balanced diet’ I want to bang my head against the wall.  What’s so terrible about a few simple words you ask?  Everything!

Most of us are lazy with language.  Sadly, we are drawn to slogans and catchphrases that roll off the tongue because they sound simple and, we think, logical. The catch phrase, a healthy balanced diet, leaves no room for debate. So let’s clarify. There is no such thing as a balanced diet.  It’s a misdirect by the food industry.

The diet and food industry have a joint interest in shutting down debate about the types of food we eat and what they do to our body.  That’s best left to industry.

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