How to eat like a doctor

Pediatrician Aaron Carroll has compiled a handy list of eating guidelines. It's handy because it's far more realistic than the average list of this type, which usually consists of "superfoods" and "cancer risks" du jour.

But as Carroll points out, there simply is not very much good evidence in nutrition science, because food is a very complex subject and good studies are hard to come by. One is forced to rely on some reasonable-sounding heuristics. He focuses on eating unprocessed food as much as possible, with a particular focus on high-calorie beverages. Above all, don't panic — there are many ways to eat healthy, and it's a lot easier than people like Dr. Oz make it sound. —Ryan Cooper

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