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My first impulse was to scoff. But there's probably something in this.

I suspect that nutritional science is probably in a pretty dismal state, because the organic chemistry of foods, vitamins, digestion, hormone production, and cell building is extremely complicated. We see that when doctors issue warnings not to eat one food and to eat plenty of another and then ten years later reverse themselves completely.

Given the lack of solid understanding of the physical processes involved, probably the two best sources are folk wisdom (which regretably was heavily suppressed by overconfidence in science) and statistical surveys like those mentioned here. And individual tests. How does Jimmy behave when he eats apples? When he doesn't eat them?

In other words, our real knowledge of diet is still extremely primitive.

"My first impulse was to scoff."

So was mine. Then, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. After years of cavalierly treating it, I became depressed, irritable and it almost cost me the things I hold dear.

After much research, and the help of a family member who is a doctor, I slowly came to realize that it is the foods we eat today that are causing a multitude of problems, including the epidemic of type 2 diabetics, mostly related to how the body processes sugars, and how the body utilizes insulin.

My doctor relative is even more convinced now that diet plays a much larger role in the ills of society tody than we ever thought.

If one looks at things like crime increases, and anti-social behavior increases, you can see that the timeline coincides with the introduction of "fast foods" of various kinds.

Hormonal imbalances caused by these foods also may be responsible for the 'they didn't make girls like that when I was in school' observation. In fact, they didn't. But hormonal changes brought on by food additives and processes seem to be causing puberty and accelerated growth stages in our youth, with all of the attendant problems that causes.(girls and boys in adult bodies)

Nowadays, having a garden to grow your own produce may be a vital means of self defense.

In other words, our real knowledge of diet is still extremely primitive.

Eat a well balanced meal.
A little bit of everything in moderation, nothing to excess.
Stick to foods that are still somewhat recognizable as having been raised by a farmer.
Individual needs may vary, but this should be good 'nuff for the majority of the population.
Eat what God intended you to eat, you can't go far astray.