From a young age, we are told that a balanced diet is the key to a healthy life. But hardly anyone learns the lesson. What if we showed you how bad an unbalanced diet can be?
Here is an extreme case of a person who ate mostly French fries for 10 years:
Regardless of whether you watched the video or not, we suggest two aspects of diet to live by:
Harm, no harm: While a balanced diet is good, do not be harsh on yourself for a night of binge eating or a week of junk intake. Short-term fluctuations are human. What matters is that you get back to balance as soon as possible.
Behind the curtains: If you cannot see the ill effects of an unbalanced diet, it does not mean that it is not harming you. Some ill effects can take more than a year to show but it might be too late by then. Isn’t it foolish to wait until things go wrong?