Post 9

From reading both articles I feel that Pollan gave the best advice at the beginning of his article.  He said, “Eat food.  Not too much.  Mostly plants.”  Both articles talk about how people have been wondering what the perfect diet is.  Studies have been done on food to try to answer this question and popular dietary trends have come and gone.  This is all because people are trying to figure out what to eat.  Could it be that we are looking into this too much? 

                We are looking for an answer that fits our unique life.  Maybe the answer isn’t quantifiable.  If it was then there would be specific amounts of each type of food that we need to eat each day.  Without going much deeper than the beginning of these articles you can understand that the answer to the question is that you need to eat mainly healthy food and not too much.  People are looking for a study that will show that eating their favorite food is healthy. 

                It is funny to me that so many studies have been done trying to tell us what to eat.  There are too many variables to manage to get a straightforward correct answer.  People who are worried about what to eat should talk to someone on an individual basis.  Everyone is different with different metabolisms and dietary needs.  I try to eat what I need.  Not what studies say I should eat.  When I choose what to eat I take into account how I feel and what I’ve been eating recently.  I don’t look at food studies to tell me what to eat.