The U.S. food scene is in a world now where up is down and black is white — namely everything science tried to tell us the past half century or so about healthy eating just got stood on its head with new dietary guidelines backed by the non-scientist, non-doctor now in charge of America’s health.
Avoid high-fat foods? No, no, drink that whole milk again, the new guidelines say. Limit red meat intake? No, no protein is good, gobble that red meat down.
About the only point of agreement with the past is to avoid processed foods, although that term — along with others like highly processed and ultra-processed — remain undefined.
So how should you eat?
We’re in an age where you have to find your own way. Start by knowing your body and discussing your specifics with doctors, nutritionists, even friends and relatives searching for answers as well.
I know, for example, that consuming lots of salt sends my blood pressure higher.
I’ve seen it over and over again. So I am committed to a low-salt diet.
I also know that when I eat high-fat foods, I have heart attacks — I’ve had two, — that’s enough to keep me on a low-fat Mediterranean-like diet.
And eating sugary treats caused me to gain weight, which also negatively impacts my blood pressure. So I’m cutting out sugar too, although that remains my hardest battle.
My other advice to you — keep reading this blog, you need it more than ever to help you navigate the uncharted nutrition waters ahead.
The No Salt, No Fat, No Sugar Journal 
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