So many interesting comments from so many perspectives here. Full disclosure: I'm not diabetic, but have a family history of T2D and gained weight during the pandemic. When none of the diet modifications that I've used in the past to maintain my weight worked, I started wearing a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) for another company. I'm …
So many interesting comments from so many perspectives here. Full disclosure: I'm not diabetic, but have a family history of T2D and gained weight during the pandemic. When none of the diet modifications that I've used in the past to maintain my weight worked, I started wearing a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) for another company. I'm using it as a behavior modification tool to support better understanding of how different foods affect me. I gain weight easily, and struggle to get and stay fit. The processed food manufacturers sees me as a target -- for both "good" and "addictive" foods. I use both those words with intention.
"Good" foods means that food manufacturers are trying to sell me processed foods that they want me to believe will improve my health.
"Addictive" foods means that food manufacturers are trying to sell me processed foods that are so tasty that I'll buy more and more of them.
What's really best for me probably is neither of those. What's best for me is more likely to be whole foods, unprocessed, seasonal foods, meats and produce grown near me, not shipped from half-way around the world. Foods prepared at home, with minimal ingredients. Unfortunately, those foods don't scale well for the big food manufacturers.
The more I learn, the more I realize that the vast majority of foods in a typical US grocery store are NOT optimally nutritious. And that's sad. Who knew that eating more like my great-grandparents ate would become so revolutionary? It took wearing a CGM for me to realize that.
So many interesting comments from so many perspectives here. Full disclosure: I'm not diabetic, but have a family history of T2D and gained weight during the pandemic. When none of the diet modifications that I've used in the past to maintain my weight worked, I started wearing a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) for another company. I'm using it as a behavior modification tool to support better understanding of how different foods affect me. I gain weight easily, and struggle to get and stay fit. The processed food manufacturers sees me as a target -- for both "good" and "addictive" foods. I use both those words with intention.
"Good" foods means that food manufacturers are trying to sell me processed foods that they want me to believe will improve my health.
"Addictive" foods means that food manufacturers are trying to sell me processed foods that are so tasty that I'll buy more and more of them.
What's really best for me probably is neither of those. What's best for me is more likely to be whole foods, unprocessed, seasonal foods, meats and produce grown near me, not shipped from half-way around the world. Foods prepared at home, with minimal ingredients. Unfortunately, those foods don't scale well for the big food manufacturers.
The more I learn, the more I realize that the vast majority of foods in a typical US grocery store are NOT optimally nutritious. And that's sad. Who knew that eating more like my great-grandparents ate would become so revolutionary? It took wearing a CGM for me to realize that.