Diet should be adjusted to match the goals of the individual. Balance and moderation are key. When you strip away all the bullshit, simple physics leaves you with one thing: Calories in vs. calories out.

Want to gain weight? Increase your intake beyond your caloric expenditure.

Wait to lose weight? Eat less than you burn off.

It's that simple. Genetics may play a role requiring you to tweak things a bit, but no one is exempt from the laws of nature.

Most people, with the exception of professional athletes and the like, need not concern themselves with the optimization of their diet through macro-nutrient ratios and meal timing.

Now as far as a balanced daily diet goes, I believe that eating meals made with fresh greens and lean proteins is the way to go, but we are highly adaptable omnivorous creatures with digestive systems that have evolved to handled all sorts of diets.

That Big Mac combo probably won't kill you every once in a blue moon.

Restricting your diet to contain exclusively vegetables probably won't extend your life by several years.

All things in moderation, folks.

Anyways, I'm gonna go smoke some cat turds.