I love how the &quot;advice&quot; is to not drink, no soda&#x2F;sweet drink, eat greens, whole-wheat and limit fatty red meat.<p>I do all of that.<p>I systematically consume more calories than I use and am on the path to becoming a type 2 diabetic (and recently started corrective changes).<p>#1 piece of advise should be to not run a systemic calorie excess.