> Anecdotally the top performers I know generally balance meat/fruit/vegetables, eliminate sugar, and follow other common nutrition knowledge without committing

> Anecdotally the top performers I know generally balance meat/fruit/vegetables, eliminate sugar, and follow other common nutrition knowledge without committing to any particular diets or restrictions. What you describe here is also set of particular diets that include many restrictions. The only difference is these restrictions are not considered extremely incompatible with the common diet.