00:00There's a lot of discussion about what is the best diet for your health.
00:03Is there really a winner?
00:05What should people be doing?
00:06It's really important not to demonize any one macronutrient.
00:09Try to keep fat to about 30% of your overall daily calorie intake.
00:13Try to get about half a gram to one gram of protein per pound of body weight.
00:17Avoid processed foods and eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables so you're getting plenty
00:21of fiber.
00:22And that's really about it.
00:23So you said don't demonize any food, but is there anything you think people should
00:26limit a lot of?
00:27I think it's really important to limit processed foods and really sugary drinks.
00:31You see a lot of people walking out of coffee shops with these big tumblers of coffee with
00:36a lot of additives and a lot of sugar.
00:38Those are really the things that are going to end up being bad for your health in the
00:41long term.
00:41What about people who say, I'm not obese, I'm in really good shape, does this really
00:45matter for me?
00:46I think it's important that outward appearances can really be really deceiving.
00:50What we're worried about is cholesterol buildup inside the body, particularly along the lining
00:54of the blood vessels.
00:54That's the thing that's going to lead to a long term risk of stroke and heart attack.
00:58So having a good diet over the long term will reduce your risks of having either event.
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