pstrongWhat foods to put on your table so you don't end up on minestrongppFor the past century, we've been bombarded with diet ads and advice from gurus and governments. Yet heart disease remains the 1 killer worldwide, and 88 of adults are metabolically unhealthy. Up to 95 of dieters gain back all the weight they lost while following both dietary guidelines and popular fitness fads.ppHere's why they fail.ppMost diet books teach you to set short-term weight loss goals. Whether low-carb or low-fat, the typical plan goes like this restrict your food choices, exercise until exhaustion, and swallow stacks of supplements. These solutions do a better job of lightening your wallet than lightening you.ppMeanwhile, the healthcare industry fails to prevent chronic disease. Rather than showing people how to remain healthy and prevent illness through proper nutrition, the system offers drugs and surgery to manage symptoms.ppAs a heart surgeon who used to be morbidly obese, strongDr. Philip Ovadias