The Quality of Calories: Unspoken Principle of Healthy Diet

The new healthy eating guideline

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In “The Science Found The Best Diet”, I talked about the best diet for health

The most common diets are:

• Low-carb diet: Restricting total carbohydrate intake below 30% of total calorie intake.
• Low-fat diet: Restricting total fat intake below 30% of total calorie intake (mostly plant-based)
• Low-glycemic diet: Limiting glycemic load by avoiding high glycemic index foods.
• Mediterranean diet: Emphasizing olive oil, vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, beans, legumes, and fish.
• Mixed/Balanced diet: Following authoritative dietary guidelines with both plant and animal foods.
• Paleolithic diet: Emulating the diet of Stone Age ancestors, focusing on vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, and lean meats.
• Vegetarian/Vegan diet: Excluding all meat or animal products
• Other diet (e.g., gluten-free)

Check out “Paleo and Mediterranean Diet Will Make You Live Longer” for more info on the Paleolithic and Mediterranean diets.

The key point was:

A healthy diet is to select foods on the basis of overall nutritional…