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Nick Harris-Fry

“Nothing Is Off The Table”: Why This Dietitian Recommends The 80/20 Rule Of Thumb, And Why It’s NOT A Rule

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Most diets work, at least in the short term. Whatever rules you have to follow with a diet, at its core is probably an approach that puts you in a calorie deficit if you’re aiming to lose weight, and encourages you to eat more healthy things and fewer unhealthy things.

But the restrictions diets place upon you can become increasingly hard to stick to. They can also be confusing, and sometimes more influenced by social media trends than scientific evidence.

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