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> Even if it's not clear that salt intake and saturated fat is bad for you, why take the chance? Pascal's Wager makes sense in that you have mutually exclusive
by humanrebar 10y ago
> Even if it's not clear that salt intake and saturated fat is bad for you, why take the chance?
Pascal's Wager makes sense in that you have mutually exclusive options. Dietary choices don't work like that.
Practically speaking, if you avoid certain ingredients, you expose yourself to more of others.
Psychologically speaking, the average person only has so much willpower. It's best spend avoiding the worst foods and pursuing the best ones. Spending energy on pointless diets affects one's ability to pursue good ones.
- scarface74 10y agoI agree. That's why I said "too much". I didn't say "cut out". In my case, I know my will power is weak. I keep "unhealthy" food out of the house so I'm not constantly being tempted. During the week I only have to resist temptation at lunch since I don't have access to junk food at work or at home. During the weekend, I don't go crazy but I don't go out of my way to eat healthy. If I do want something to sweet, I buy the smallest portion.