HOW TO EAT BY FACT-AND-FICTION.

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What in the world are we supposed to eat? All I know is no carbs, except like, whole grains, right?... and no eggs, except the whites... and no meat, except lean chicken... and no dairy, except milk for strong bones... and no mercury-laden fish, except what about Omega3's?... and no sugar, but what about calorie-free sugar substitutes?... and no fat; wait, I thought avocados...

It can be confusing. Every few days, it seems, there's a new diet promising miraculous weight loss and immortality. In Turner Publishing Company's Food Sanity: How to Eat in a World of Fads and Fiction, author David Friedman teaches that the word diet comes from the Greek diaita, meaning "a way of life." Then he...