>Second, there are so many different diets, fads, foods, etc to eat or follow that's it ridiculous to even argue one way or another.

I hate to invoke the name of Tim Ferriss for fear of the downvotes, but that's exactly one of the things he puts forward in The Four Hour Body.

To paraphrase, "Here's what works for me. It might not work for you. The only way to know if something works for you is to try it, and measure your results."