Interesting thread and I like that it is looking at the diet side of health and not exercise. I too am starting to pay attention to a few nutrients that I have ignored in the past but for the most part eat a high carb, protein, fruit ( bananas mostly), and not enough vegies meals. I enjoy Thai food but when at restaurants the mix of nutrients is not to my liking so the wife cooks my one main meal a day which is lunch and it is huge. I find it odd how many at the health clubs I used to go to looked terrible. They were carrying too much fat and to complicate their metabolic health, they were adding excess muscle. Not a healthy mix and would have been better focussing on what they were consuming and taking a few mile walk every evening. Just eat about what you burn and weigh yourself every morning. Do 20 minutes of weight lifting or push ups, pullups, etc every few days and take walks. Stop worrying about nutrients or whatever until you figure out how to this consistently. Not fun or a fad health plan but really the only thing that works for poor health.
