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I'm: 1. Not an expert. 2. Not in the business of giving other people diet advice. But I can tell you what I do: something of a keto/Paleo+dairy hybrid. It's essentially extreme carb restriction, zero processed carbohydrates, zero processed sugars, zero seed oils. But where I'm not sticking to keto and more skewing towards Paleo is: I'm not obsessively counting carbs and while I roughly steer away from extremely starchy fruits and vegetables, if I want an apple, im gonna eat an apple, if I go for a run I'm not going to worry about blowing my carb budget on a banana, etc.

It basically boils down to: only buy whole foods, no grains, few legumes, very little packaging or "pre-preparation" aside from dairy (ie, I have to cook every meal I eat)

The other thing is.. while the evidence is looking pretty good in favor of the modern interpretation of cholesterol, it isn't a kill shot yet and that makes me slightly uncomfortable. so I'm playing both sides of the fence by eating low carb/high fat/high protein but not going insane on the protein sources: I try to get a lot of fatty fishes, more chicken, etc. I still eat a decent amount of beef, but I'm not doing the 100% beef/butter/bacon/eggs thing you'll sometimes see from extreme keto folks. They might be right that it's a completely healthy diet, but I feel safer being a bit more conservative while the science continues to shake out.

Some people might feel fine eating a stick of butter a day, but I'm not quite THAT convinced of the modern LDL interpretation to take it so far.

Couldn't have said this any better. There is wisdom in moderation. Can't go wrong staying away from processed foods.

I'm definitely no expert, but we are still animals. Chimps aren't eating hot pockets in the wild...

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