My daughter Lesley was at Green Mountain for the past month, going through our women’s wellness program . When she wasn’t in class or out on a hike or other fun fitness activity, she pitched in with good cheer and willingness to do whatever needed to be done at a moment’s notice. As anyone who runs a business knows, having that kind of person around is invaluable. I’m not sure what she was doing when she discovered what I’m going to blog about, but suffice it to say that I was pleased she pointed it out to me. She had found an old book on one of our office shelves, the title of which claimed to provide wisdom for dieters . Not sure how it got into our offices, but I can assure you it wasn’t because we were looking for wisdom from it. One look at what was contained within made me sure of that. If it was thought of as wisdom for dieters just a decade or so ago, it’s no wonder that as a society we continue to struggle with taking care of ourselves. Several of its tips that stand in for wisdom: If you can stay on them, unbalanced diets work. I don’t even know what to say in response to that. If you reduce fat consumption from 40% of calories to 10% of total calories, you can eat 1/3 more food yet take in the same number of calories. Okay, so what does that look like on your plate? Hint: Not good, at least in my humble opinion. But then again, I love food. Rice cakes and sugar-free jelly or jam is good low-calorie, fat-free fare.

Original Source of Is It Any Wonder? Diet Advice from the Past