After having a bought of pancreatitis recently, I've been looking at my own food choices very closely to find the things that will keep my healthy, out of the hospital, and off long term drugs.
My anecdotal experience is that, lean meats, veggies, fruits are expensive, but are the best things for me personally. It is astounding how much sugar, carbs and fat is in the products I used to be eating. Obviously you need calories to survive, but I've been aiming to consume more calories that are slow burning (lean protein) and mix in "healthy" fats (omega 3 etc) with veggies fiber and vitamins.
I've been loosing weight, feeling better, and managed to cut my bad cholesterol by more then half, all without taking any medication to do so. I consider this a success of information and personal experimentation to find what works for me.
Prior to this health condition, I never put a high value the quality of the food I was eating. I cared about what food would keep me awake, revved, and burning the midnight oil, rather then what was good for my long term health.
After encountering all the sugar in our (US) food supply, I'm very much for removing the corn subsidies the federal government provides. It would remove the supply of cheap sugar that seems to permeates everything we eat.
Human body has a great capability for adaptation. So change in what you eat is just another form of adaptation. A couple of months with a new diet and you won't miss the "old stuff". (let's forget about obsessive patterns for the sake of the argument)
My anecdotal experience is that, lean meats, veggies, fruits are expensive, but are the best things for me personally. It is astounding how much sugar, carbs and fat is in the products I used to be eating. Obviously you need calories to survive, but I've been aiming to consume more calories that are slow burning (lean protein) and mix in "healthy" fats (omega 3 etc) with veggies fiber and vitamins.
I've been loosing weight, feeling better, and managed to cut my bad cholesterol by more then half, all without taking any medication to do so. I consider this a success of information and personal experimentation to find what works for me.
Prior to this health condition, I never put a high value the quality of the food I was eating. I cared about what food would keep me awake, revved, and burning the midnight oil, rather then what was good for my long term health.
After encountering all the sugar in our (US) food supply, I'm very much for removing the corn subsidies the federal government provides. It would remove the supply of cheap sugar that seems to permeates everything we eat.