there is no place for nutrional theory, unless your fat and are looking for excuses.

I follow the recommendations from a nutrionalist that has zero ties to the FDA but he does have a masters in sports nutrition as well as a research review he publishes monthly. His plan is basicly a carbon copy of the FDA plate, with the exception it has caloric values more defined based on goals and excercise or lack of, and he encourages regular free meals of anything I want.

On his plan my body fat has dropped from 32%+ to currently 18%, looking at 15% or lower for summer. I exercise as little as possible and have a desk job. I did join a gym with some pretty big plans of lifting weights once every 4 days. This winter when we got to St. Lucia the wife will be sleeping with one of the best looking guys on the beach.