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The Nuance

Science Might Have Identified the Optimal Human Diet

A combination of several popular approaches could yield the best long-term health benefits

Markham Heid
Elemental
Published in
5 min readOct 1, 2020

Americans are notoriously unhealthy eaters. The so-called Western diet—one that adores meat, abhors fat, and can’t get enough of processed food — has dominated menus and mealtimes…

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Markham Heid
Elemental

I’m a long-time contributor at TIME and other media orgs. I write mostly about health. I grew up in Michigan, but these days I live in southwest Germany.