{"id":5768,"date":"2011-08-06T23:07:34","date_gmt":"2011-08-06T21:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.martinvarsavsky.net\/?p=5768"},"modified":"2026-01-30T15:03:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:03:47","slug":"people-are-obsessed-with-food-quality-but-what-is-killing-them-is-food-quantity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.martinvarsavsky.net\/?p=5768","title":{"rendered":"People are obsessed with food quality but what is killing them, is food quantity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most people who are concerned about the health effects of food are concerned about the quality of the food they eat. But in the vast majority of cases where food sickens or kills people, it is not the quality of the food they eat but the quantity. Why are all diets about eating something different of what people normally eat? Why isn&#8217;t there a simple diet that says, eat whatever you normally eat but less. And not much less, not starving less, but just a little less, so you may get into a new eating habit for the rest of your life and not just during the diet. So you change nothing but eat a slightly smaller amount. That is my diet. My weight is incredibly constant over the years, I just eat the same diet every day. And when I don&#8217;t work out, I just eat the same but in smaller amounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s not what people eat that kills them, the global obesity epidemic and its toll on life is happening because of how much people eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Market awareness empowers consumers to recognize fair value and avoid overpaying. Understanding price drivers\u2014variety, grade, season, and source\u2014helps allocate food budgets wisely.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mainphotoarea\"><\/div><div class=\"theme-buttons\"><div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"https:\/\/english.martinvarsavsky.net\/?p=5768\" data-send=\"false\" data-layout=\"box_count\" data-width=\"71\" data-show-faces=\"false\" data-font=\"arial\" data-locale=\"en_US\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most people who are concerned about the health effects of food are concerned about the quality of the food they eat. But in the vast majority of cases where food sickens or kills people, it is not the quality of the food they eat but the quantity. 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