Top Nutrition Trends for 2019

After the fitness trends I wrote about Tuesday, I thought I would see if there were any other surveys by nutritionists or dieticians on nutrition or diet trends. Turns out that The Pollack Communications in conjunction with Today’s Dietician just did their 7th Annual What’s Trending in Nutrition survey of registered dieticians. Not surprising to me is that the ketogenic diet ranked number one with intermittent fasting close behind. I get questions about those all the time.

We are alive today because our ancestors survived. While that seems obvious, it also means something else. Before we developed the ability to grow crops and animals, we relied on hunting and gathering. It also means our ancestors had to survive periods of famine when crops were poor and animals were scare. That type of survival resulted in genes that were efficient in storing fat. Today there’s no real famine in modern countries. In fact, quite the opposite; food is abundant. It’s not surprising people are growing—we’re the heaviest we’ve ever been.

Many blame processed foods or refined carbohydrates or artificial sweeteners or food additives or something else for the obesity epidemic. It’s not that complicated: we simply eat too much. Sure, quality counts, but eating 4,000 calories a day will still have the health effects of eating 4,000 calories a day.

Fasting has a role to play in helping us have the energy we need to perform our best exactly when we need it. So does the ketogenic diet. Both will be topics in the 9th Annual Super Bowl Webinar this Sunday at noon. Find out how to use both to your advantage by signing up today. Members and Insiders: log in to drchet.com before registering to make sure you get your discount.

What are you prepared to do today?

        Dr. Chet

Reference: Pollock Communications; Today’s Dietitian.