Is There Such a Thing as a Bad Food?

Dr. Mehmet C. OZ, MD

Fast-food franchise owners aren't the only ones who may say that there's no such thing as good or bad food-that it's just the volume of food that you eat. There are plenty of dietitians, nutritionists, doctors, and food growers who believe the same thing.

The research of Dr. Michael F. Roizen and Dr. Mehmet C. Oz, respectfully disagree. Good, healthy foods satiate you, they decrease inflammation in your body, they turn down the activity of hazardous genes and turn up the production of beneficial proteins by good ones, they decrease the tendency to yo-yo, they're nutrient-dense, and they make you younger.

Bad foods make you hungrier, increase inflammation in your body, turn up the production of proteins that foster heart disease and cancer by hazardous genes and turn down the activity of good ones, make you feel sluggish, make it more likely you'll yo-yo, have few nutrients, and make you older. When you eat fries (no matter whether it's 2 fries or two bags), you're taking in calories that taste good but have as much nutrient value as plywood.

In other words, bad foods add to your waste; good foods make waist management easier because they help keep you satisfied so that you never feel like gorging on nutrient-low and calorie-high foods. We call those good foods the YOU-th-FULL foods.

You on a Diet Michael F. Roizen, MD Mehmet C. Oz, MD