AHA: Focus on healthy foods, not diversity

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Could a diverse diet make it easier to lose weight and eat healthy? According to the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans a diverse diet is an important part of a healthy diet, based on very little hard science. The American Heart Association (AHA) now disagrees with these governmental dietary guidelines. The AHA instead suggest that advising people to eat a diverse diet can instead lead to greater intake of processed and sugary foods, potentially resulting in weight gain and obesity. Oliveira Otto from the AHA explains this further: Selecting a range of healthy foods, which fits one’s budget or taste, and sticking with them, is potentially better at helping people maintain a healthy weight than choosing a greater range of foods that may include less healthy items such as donuts, chips, fries, and cheeseburgers, even in moderation. The take-home message here is that it’s better to eat a less varied diet, if it’s based on healthy foods. A varied diet that includes...
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