From Duke University's alumni magazine:
I totally agree--marketing and politics have distorted the concept of "healthy" and "unhealthy" so greatly that the scientific basis of nutrition has gone completely out the window. We decide foods are inherently bad or good based on clever marketing strategies and emotions, rather than looking at the numbers. I think a lot of it is laziness on our part---it's easier to just grab package goods that have some sort of label in them that say they're "good for you" and avoid thing that have been labelled as "bad" than to actually look at the nutrition label and decide for yourself if it's something you should include in your food choices, and how often and how much you can eat it. Who decides which foods are "bad" anyway? For the most part, its politicians, marketing/ad departments, and the creators of fad diets.
It all really comes back to the same principals that have been around for decades--drink enough water and non-caloric fluids, eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, remember portion size, and all things in moderation.
It all really comes back to the same principals that have been around for decades--drink enough water and non-caloric fluids, eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, remember portion size, and all things in moderation.