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Imagine two people: one who gets the majority of their calories through processes cereals, the other through red meat. If you were to ask me which person was he

Imagine two people: one who gets the majority of their calories through processes cereals, the other through red meat. If you were to ask me which person was healthier, I would be pretty confident that it would be the latter. And yet this guide would lead me to the opposite conclusion. So what gives? Am I conflating other factors like lifestyle (e.g. exercise)? What about the satiation of foods, and what foods your are more likely to overconsume? Does the presence of vitamin fortification give processed cereal an unfair advantage? I love me some carbs, but I think any system that puts those as a high quality source of calories deserves some strong skepticism.

ephbit 4y ago
Do you know any person in your circle of acquaintances who follows this "majority of calories through red meat" diet? > Does the presence of vitamin fortification give processed cereal an unfair advantage? I'd guess so. > I love me some carbs, but I think any system that puts those as a high quality source of calories deserves some strong skepticism. I'd say carbs are totally fine (except for lots of sugar) if your lifestyle comes with burning all the associated calories. Thing is, only a fraction of people in the global west actually live such lifestyles. So for them it's quite easy overeat on carbs and take in too many calories to get enough (high quality) protein. Vegetarians/vegans have it even harder. IMO, that is.