There is perhaps no other topic of human health we intentionally complicate more than nutrition and supplementation. Every year there is a new study contradicti

There is perhaps no other topic of human health we intentionally complicate more than nutrition and supplementation. Every year there is a new study contradicting what we believed to be a solid truth about what we eat, and for every study that says you should eat fat/red meat/salt/alcohol, there is another study that says you shouldn't. This extends to even the most seemingly defensible advice, like taking vitamin D for fair-skinned individuals in cold climates. I had spoken with a medical school professor on how he was now redacting that advice upon new research that came out of a highly regarded, peer-reviewed journal. It seems nothing is safe when it comes to what we ingest. Fundamentally, it comes down to eating whole, unprocessed foods in sensible amounts and moving around in a manner that provides enough stimulus to fend off disease and atrophy. Everything else is majoring in the minor and varies wildly by individual. There are plenty of lean, healthy individuals on high carb, low fat diets; same with high fat, low carb. If you stick to those fundamentals and experiment with a diet and exercise regimen that is sustainable for you, you will have success. It astounds me that we continuously need to drill into our brains that a diet of salads and the fresh catch of the day is healthier than TV dinners and the drive-through.