[AbiDrew85]

I'm glad I asked because if I didn't I never would have found out this. Some of my family members were interested after watching that documentary so I'll have to tell them this. I don't understand what they would benefit from not mentioning the bad side.

EDIT : And sorry for the bad suggestion.

Yeah. It's no problem... I find that diet and nutrition is really one of the things least understood by most people. And I do mean most people. Nationality has nothing to do with it.

Most people don't bother learning about their bodies and what their ideal nutrition actually is, they just go with what the media says and/or "family tradition". IF they try to change from what they know at all they just do what's popular in the media at the time. And probably the true majority of people never even try to make any change at all from what they were taught by their parents. Who were taught by their parents. Who were taught... On back the generations.

Part of the nutritional deficit pandemic in the world today is because people are mixing more - mom's and dad's from very different biological heritages coming together and having children. Some of those children will inherit nutritional needs more like mom. Some more like dad. And some will end up with needs entirely different from either. Yet these kids usually end up learning to eat like only one parent. Usually mom.

In my case, my family learned to eat like dad. Because my mom sacrificed herself entirely to my dad. Including changing her own diet to match his.

Learning to overcome much of my ingrained eating habits is the hardest part of getting healthier.

Another problem faced by people who jump on ANY fad diet, whether it works or not, is that at some point, they ALWAYS revert to their old habits. Habits they learned from their parent(s).

It's only by studying and learning and fully understanding just what you are trying to accomplish and what your body actually needs can you make real lasting changes.

Well. That or some people actually can do the whole develop a new habit thing. They don't necessarily need to know what they're doing, but they do need to consult with someone who does, who can draw up their strategy for them, and then hold them to it until it becomes the new norm and habit.

Jumping on fad diets is like playing Russian roulette. You never really know if the chamber you fire has a blank or bullet...