Quotes About Diet

The deeper I delved into the confused and confusing thicket of nutritional science, sorting through the long-running fats versus carbs wars, the fiber skirmishes and the raging dietary supplement debates, the simpler the picture gradually became. I learned that in fact science knows a lot less about nutrition than you would expect--that in fact nutrition science is, to put it charitably, a very young science.

It is especially critical that you avoid processed meats such as frankfurters, bologna, salami, lunch meat, beef jerky, smoked fish, bacon, sausage, ham, pepperoni, SPAM and others that are preserved with nitrites. Why? Because this chemical is a potent anti-immunity, cancer-causing chemical. When possible, reach for meats that are nitrite-free, which does include certain brands of hot dogs, bacon, sausage and ham among others.

Of these, one and only one method has proven to extend the life span of animals, sometimes even doubling it. It is caloric restriction, or severely limiting the intake of calories in an animal's diet.

I love eggs so much. I feel like my day hasn't started until I've had eggs. I'm probably gonna die from high cholesterol!

I would love a bowl of Frosties, but I start the day with something healthier like a bowl of yoghurt or berries.

Because I love the taste of meat I am a reluctant but dedicated vegetarian.

I love eating meat, but I love our planet even more. So I will join this campaign and stop eating meat at least one day a week.

I ate everything - a lot of pizza, bags of chips and boxes of cookies. Now I love chicken, that's all I eat.

I hate diets and I love eating.

I realized that all animals, not just dogs and cats and horses, were sentient beings; therefore, I just couldn't say I love animals and then eat them.

I love bacon, but I don't think we need it on everything.

Love's a thin Diet, nor will keep out Cold.

I'm very lucky because I love fruit and to this day, that has saved me because I'd much rather have fruit than cookies.

Minimize saturated fat and avoid trans fats. If you see the word hydrogenated in the ingredient list, don't buy it.

In other words, volume trumps calories. We eat the volume we want, not the calories we want.

the idea of eating better is do-able. While eating right is a long-term goal, eating better is something we can start today.

Even though I was appointed by the White House to be executive director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's agency in charge of the 2010 United States Dietary Guidelines, and even though I am a past president of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, I still don't think most nutrition education is very effective. People know that an apple is better for them than a Snickers bar, but . . . they eat the Snickers bar anyway.

The best diet is the one you don't know you're on.

Secretaries who had been given candies in clear desktop dishes were caught with their hands in the candy dish 71 percent more often (7.7 versus 4.6 times) as those given white dishes. Every day that dish was on their desk they ate 77 more calories. Over a year, that candy dish would have added over five pounds of extra weight. What is a little bit scary is that none of them would have probably known where those pounds came from.

It Isn't nutrition until it's eaten.

Fruits are snacks, which are rich in vitamins, and can be eaten the whole day

Health food makes me sick.

It does the sheep no good to preach the goodness of a diet of grass, if the wolves are of a different mind

Vegetarians and vegans tend to weigh less and have lower blood pressure, lower blood cholesterol, and, in turn, a lowered risk of heart disease than people whose diets include some or all types of animal products;