Nutritional diet sentences

The various nutrition and diet sayings that are widely circulated on the Internet are essentially reference standards with applicable prerequisites. No one is a "diet bible" suitable for everyone. The principles of nutritious diet that are truly worth remembering are never the hard and fast rules of “what you must eat” or “what you must not touch”, but are comfortable choices that adapt to your own physical condition, life rhythm, and eating habits and can be adhered to for a long time.

If you just watch a short health video for ten minutes, you can get at least seven or eight "nutritionists' secret quotes" and "diet rules to remember for a lifetime". Many people have saved a photo album full of them, and then turn around and use a ruler to mark their daily diet. Not long ago, I met a young girl who works in new media. She insisted on saying "eat less for dinner, preferably not after lunch" and worked overtime until 11 o'clock every day. She was so hungry that she didn't dare to touch a bite. Last month, she fell down in the subway station due to hypoglycemia and broke a large piece of her knee. It was not worth the loss.

Take the most controversial issue of "quitting refined sugar" as an example. The anti-sugar camp points to a bunch of research data and says that "refined sugar is the root of all evil, responsible for acne, broken faces, and insulin resistance." Scholars on the other side stand up and say, "Carbohydrates are the core source of energy for the human body. Complete abstinence will affect serotonin secretion, lower metabolism, and make depression more likely." Both sides have scientific basis for what they say. Who do you want to listen to? To put it bluntly, it depends on your own situation: if your BMI is over the standard and your fasting blood sugar is already on the line, you should definitely avoid full-sugar milk tea and cream cakes, and control the amount as best you can; if you are on the thin side, you have to run five kilometers three or four times a week, and occasionally drink a cup of full-sugar iced cola to refresh yourself, so you really don’t feel guilty.

The old saying of "what you eat is what you eat" is also very interesting. Many young people think this is feudal dross, but in fact it cannot be overturned in one fell swoop. When you suffer from iron deficiency anemia, eating some pork liver and red meat is indeed faster than eating a bunch of spinach; when you have no appetite after surgery, drinking a bowl of braised black chicken soup is much more comfortable than chewing vitamin tablets. But if you insist on being serious about "eating walnuts can help you get the first place in the exam" or "eating pig brains can improve your memory", then it is indeed a bit outrageous.

I have fallen into this trap before. Two years ago, I read the dietary guide that said "you need to eat 12 kinds of food every day." I stuffed myself with corn, milk, nuts, cherry tomatoes, blueberries, and hard-boiled eggs in the morning. I was so tired that I hiccupped when I got to work, and I couldn't concentrate on work all morning. Later, when I talked about this with a senior who has been doing clinical nutrition for 20 years, she laughed at my stupidity: "That's the recommended average amount. You just eat a simple meal today, and tomorrow you can meet up with friends to have a side dish and cook more than a dozen kinds of vegetables, meats, mushrooms. On average, that's enough for a week." Okay? There's no need to count like doing math problems. "Don't tell me, she is almost sixty, her physical examination indicators are all normal, and she has to chew a strawberry-flavored popsicle every afternoon. She is more energetic than a young person who eats boiled vegetables every day.

There is also the fierce debate now about whether "a vegan diet is healthier" or "an omnivorous diet is more reasonable". Both sides can produce a lot of papers to support it. I have met an aunt who has been a vegan for ten years. She regularly takes B12 and iron supplements, and her blood lipids and blood pressure are much better than those of her peers. I have also seen a college student who followed the trend of being vegan for three months. His face was sallow and his body was found to be severely anemic, but he finally resumed eating eggs and milk. There is no absolute right or wrong. It just depends on whether you can make supplements for your dietary choices. If you find it troublesome, eat some animal foods. It is the most worry-free way of nutrient intake.

In the final analysis, those widely circulated sentences about nutrition and diet are, to put it bluntly, empirical references summarized by predecessors, not rules engraved on stone tablets. When it comes to eating, you should always eat happily first, and then talk about nutrition and health. After eating, your stomach will be comfortable, you will have enough energy, and your annual physical examination indicators will be fine. Then this diet is the best nutritional saying for you.