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14. It's overly simplistic. Red meat should be further down,

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 07:39 PM

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but correct inasmuch as veggies should rate relatively high and breads relatively low. That said, eating (for example) true sourdough type bread is not the same as plain white - and so on. One size fits all graphs are not that helpful. Really, diet needs to be tailored to a person's physical characteristics and digestion profile. I eat quite a lot of North Atlantic mackerel, cheese and chicken and should balance with more cruciferous veggies. But regarding the graph, it's honestly not terrible. A blind squirrel occasionally finds an acorn.

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