Healthy Diet Famous Quotes

The famous sayings about diet and health that are circulating on various platforms today are essentially empirical references summarized by practitioners of different eras and identities in specific applicable scenarios. There is no "health truth" that is universally applicable. It is better to blindly copy and adapt flexibly to your own situation. This is the correct way to refer to these golden quotes.

The first thing that comes to mind is definitely Feuerbach's sentence "A person is what he eats" that has been posted on the homepage of countless light food bloggers. At first glance, it sounds so right. What you eat becomes flesh and blood, which of course determines your health. But if you go to the nephrology department, you will know that doctors have seen many patients who blindly follow bloggers to eat high-protein light meals and have elevated creatinine. People with damaged kidney function cannot metabolize excess protein, and the more supplements they take, the heavier the burden. Isn’t this a famous saying used in the wrong place? When I was working as a variety show director, I stayed up late every day and ate light meals with less oil and salt according to the blogger's recipe. I still broke out in acne and lost my hair. Later, I adjusted my work and rest to normal. Even if I had hot pot and skewers with my friends once a week, my condition was much more stable. To put it bluntly, diet is only one part of the impact on health. You really can't leave all the blame to food.

There is also an old saying that has been passed down for almost 500 years. It is said to be mentioned by Wan Quanquan, a health care expert in the Ming Dynasty, "Eat a good breakfast, a full lunch, and a small dinner." I guess everyone has heard it since childhood. But this doesn’t work well for today’s day-night jobs. I know several friends who work night shifts for online ride-hailing and bar singing. I used to force myself to get up at 7 o’clock to eat a “healthy breakfast” and then go back to sleep after eating, which made me feel gastrointestinal discomfort. Later, I simply changed it to breakfast as the first meal after waking up. If I didn’t overeat four hours before going to bed, all the problems disappeared. Originally, this sentence was meant to sum up the people in ancient times who lived at sunrise and rested at sunset. How many people today live in the exact opposite way to the ancients? Aren’t they just looking for trouble for themselves?

I had come across Professor Campbell’s famous quote in the vegetarian circle before, saying that “animal foods are the culprit of chronic diseases.” My cousin gave up all meat, eggs, and dairy products after reading this, and ate boiled broccoli and steamed sweet potatoes every day. Within three months, she fainted in a subway station due to iron deficiency anemia, and was scolded by the doctor when she went to the hospital. This is actually a conclusion drawn by Campbell based on specific research samples. It certainly has reference significance for people who eat high-fat and high-sugar diets and consume excessive amounts of animal protein all year round. However, if you ask bodybuilders who want to build muscles and children who are growing up to eat this way, it is purely a waste of time. There is also what Internet celebrities often say now: "Anti-sugar is anti-aging, and you can't touch even one bite of sugar." In fact, the dietary guidelines for Chinese residents recommend that the daily intake of refined sugar should not exceed 25g, which is about the amount of a small spoon. It is okay to drink a cup of full-sugar milk tea to satisfy cravings occasionally. Do you have to give up all fruits? It makes you feel bad every day, endocrine disorders, and makes you age faster.

The last time I chatted with a friend from the nutrition department of the Provincial Department of Disease Control, he complained that many people now only read half of the famous quotes. Campbell didn't say that everyone should be vegetarian. Ordinary people should pay attention to a balanced diet, eat a little of everything and not eat too much, which is better than any extreme diet. Just like what the elders often say, "Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, there is no need for a doctor to prescribe medicine." Originally, it meant that ancient people did not have heating in winter, so eating warm beef and mutton every day would easily cause stagnation. It's better now. In the winter, everyone wears short-sleeved shirts and eats popsicles in the heated room. In the summer, they wrap up in blankets and drink hot drinks in the air-conditioned room. Their physical constitution is far different from that of ancient people. People who are prone to getting angry still eat ginger every day in the summer as the old saying goes. It's weird if they don't get nosebleeds.

Let's be honest, these words that can be passed down for years or even hundreds of years must have their own truth. I'm afraid that someone will take half a sentence as an imperial edict, no matter what your physique, daily routine and living environment are. Just like before, I saw a celebrity saying "fast for 7 days to eliminate toxins". Some people actually tried it and were sent to the hospital due to hypoglycemia. In turn, they called this statement a lie - when celebrities fasted, they were accompanied by nutritionists to supplement nutrients at any time. If you try it blindly without any preparation, it would be strange if nothing goes wrong.

After all, these quotes from famous people or health-preserving jingles passed down from the elders are not commandments that must be followed. They are more like a reference map handed to you by your predecessors after they have stepped on the trap. He has walked this road, but whether you can walk it depends on whether your own feet fit the shoes. If you really need to find a way of eating that suits you, feel more about the state of eating, feel comfortable and have enough energy after eating, then it will be suitable for you, and it will be more effective than copying a hundred golden sentences.