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Nutrition questionI've been really good about monitoring calories, saturated fats, etc for a while and have lost quite a bit of weight. Is it wrong to splurge for a single night? I'll be having pizza with my folks and don't want to mess with my overall health.
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I am not in the slightest concerned about you eating pizza for the evening. What worries me is the general context here, what is your relationship with food like? How much do you weigh and how quickly are you losing weight? If you're counting calories, how many do you eat in a day?
Are 'superfood' nutrition supplements sufficient to keep my body from going into a nutritional deficit?27M. Occasional tobacco smoker. 5 foot 7.5 inches. Exercise regularly.Obviously, it's best to maintain a diverse and healthy diet filled with vegetables, fruits, meats, grains, nuts, etc.I'm well aware of that, but I've got a ton of other stuff in life going on that I'm trying to focus on, and diet is currently not my top priority. That being said, if I'm going to maintain a "minimally effective" dose of nutrients towards my diet - is taking a superfood supplement enough to stave off diseases, etc? Or would this be throwing a tiny bandaid over a gash?I eat mostly healthy foods, rice, meat, oatmeal, frozen fruits etc, but sometimes I just don't make the effort to eat enough fruits and vegetables. Mainly, there is a lack of diversity in the fruits I eat. I've heard that in general, you should try to eat diversely so you don't miss any crucial nutrients.Is supplementing with a nutritional powder like Green Vibrance from Vibrant Health or Vital Reds sufficient if I have somewhat of a healthy, but repetitive diet?
With a good balanced diet (which you clearly have) there is absolutely nothing to be gained from vitamin supplements.The supplements are at best less effective than a regular diet, and have potential for harm. You should avoid using them unless recommended by a physician.The point of a good diet is less that there are definite nutrients needed and more that eating a variety of foods with non-caloric bulk reduces risk of weight gain and metabolic syndrome. Theres no evidence that supplements of specific vitamins are good for you without specific deficiency; theres no evidence for superfood supplements and very little to justify the super in so-called superfoods.Eating a perfect diet every day is not practically achievable for most people. Eating a good diet mostly is whats important.