MEPX
Chapter 3 of 10All chapters
  1. 1What food is made of
  2. 2Energy balance
  3. 3What is broadly agreed
  4. 4Why the science is hard
  5. 5Common myths
  6. 6Reading labels
  7. 7Diets
  8. 8Supplements
  9. 9Water, salt and alcohol
  10. 10Practical and honest

Chapter 3 of 10

What is broadly agreed

The unexciting core.

The consensus

Eat more vegetables, fruit, legumes, whole grains and fibre. Limit heavily processed foods, added sugar and excessive alcohol. Include protein. Drink water.

  • Nearly every mainstream guideline worldwide says roughly this.
  • It sells no books, which is part of why it is drowned out.

Patterns over foods

Overall dietary patterns predict health outcomes far better than single foods. Mediterranean-style patterns have the most consistent supporting evidence.