Yeah my original statement was overly strong -- I was really referring to the subset of people who already found that "carbs" make them sick, and contort their

Yeah my original statement was overly strong -- I was really referring to the subset of people who already found that "carbs" make them sick, and contort their diets as a result. I believe the most salient issue, the most predictive one, for a wide range of health issues is food processing, due to economics. Comment thread from 20 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32979216 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32979216 Especially this on why processing is the issue, and not a particular macronutrient: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32987219 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32987219 But I also do think that there is a very typical "Western diet" that causes chronic diseases, and it contains a lot of processed wheat (and corn). The comment in this thread about the receipts of going to Walmart and then McDonald's is exactly what I'm talking about. (And it's just sad that people don't have more options; they live in food deserts.) Except a diet with excessive fat also correlates strongly to obesity and type 2 diabetes. I believe it's processed fat! i.e. there is a huge difference between 1) a pure white chicken breast with all the natural fat dried out of it, frozen and unfrozen, and then smothered in mayo (every fast food franchise sells some version of this) 2) a chicken cooked in its own fat The latter has nutrients that the former doesn't. You have to eat more calories of the former to feel full