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I really would like to eat healthy. I already exercise a lot and have a good body weight. I'm not looking to lose weight, but to optimize my quality of life (e.

I really would like to eat healthy. I already exercise a lot and have a good body weight. I'm not looking to lose weight, but to optimize my quality of life (e.g. feeling good, being productive, have the energy to exercise). All the "scientific" diets seem to do that. I know bits and pieces about Paleo, read parts of Taubes' book, have vegan friends, and now this. They all claim to be scientific and healthy. I have a hard time figuring out which is true, and end up making my own rules. Does anyone have a good framework for evaluating these health recommendations?

VLM 14y ago
"Does anyone have a good framework for evaluating these health recommendations?" Its stomps all over certain religions, so we can't talk about it in public, but here on hacker news, if your ancestors evolved for millions to hundreds of thousands of years eating it, its probably an excellent biochemical match to you today, plus or minus recent dental issues WRT to cooked vs raw. If you think your ancestors were drinking beer, corn syrup sodas, pizzas and big macs a million years ago, or that the earth is only 6000 years old and humans have always eaten rice grains and beans because god told them they have to (LOL), you're going to have very serious issues with this advice. Eat what your ancestors ate. And I'm talking pre-agricultural revolution not mom and dad. Cooking is OK because your teeth have evolved to support it. I wouldn't advise going much beyond that other than "special snacks and special events".