In article >,
sarah bennett > wrote:

> Bob Terwilliger wrote:

> > I accept the fact that I'm shortening my life by eating more than four whole
> > eggs per week. Since I'm not constantly worrying about my diet, that
> > acceptance reduces my stress and extends my life.


> I agree with your latter statement, but not the former. an extra 15
> pounds never hurt anyone. You aren't shortening your life. Its when you
> are more than 50 pounds or so above the "ideal" range that statistically
> relevant health issues arise. As long as you are active, and eat lots of
> fruits and vegetables and whole grains in addition to everything else
> (all in moderation, of course!)there is no reason for a reasonably
> healthy individual to worry too much about their diet. We all die
> eventually, it's unavoidable. Most of us will never conform to the
> "ideal" body, so why stress out about it?

Don't stress out about it. That doesn't help. People with certain
health issues, even though reasonably healthy, need to watch their
diets. Others don't. It has nothing to do with an "ideal" body.

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Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA