Does my body readjust to the eating changes on the Reversal diet?
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Dr. Dean Ornish answered:Fat does taste good, but as you decrease the amount of fat in your diet, your palate will begin to readjust. After a while, you'll find that the food in the Reversal Diet tastes delicious, even though it contains much less fat, and the food that used to taste so good will begin to seem too rich or oily. I may not have completely lost my taste for meat, but I really have lost my taste for excessive fat. The same is true of salt - as you begin to decrease the amount you consume, your taste buds will readjust, and the food you used to eat will begin to taste too salty.
But I don't want to minimize the fact that, for most people, the Reversal Diet is a big change. The transition period may be stressful until you become acquainted with it. But it's worth it, and you can have a lot of fun experimenting with new tastes and textures.
Fat does taste good, but as you decrease the amount of fat in your diet, your palate will begin to readjust. After a while, you'll find that the food in the Reversal Diet tastes delicious, even though it contains much less fat, and the food that... More

