It&#x27;s great that Five Thirty Eight called out the lack of rigor behind these studies. Most of them are indeed shoddy. However, that&#x27;s not to say that we don&#x27;t have a pretty good general idea of what&#x27;s good for you. Here&#x27;s a pretty well-balanced article on the topic, with this awesome TL;DR:<p>“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;21&#x2F;upshot&#x2F;simple-rules-for-healthy-eating.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;21&#x2F;upshot&#x2F;simple-rules-for-h...</a>