The Dietitian Trap: When Health Became a Business
By Raj Mistry
Everywhere you look, there’s a dietitian ready with a plan — telling you what to eat, what to avoid, and how everything you’ve been doing so far is wrong.
Apparently, if you don’t follow their routine, you’ll age faster, gain weight, and die sooner than you’re “destined to.”
Diet planning isn’t a bad thing. It’s actually good — for those who really need it.
But here’s the question no one asks: do we all actually need it?
Because lately, it seems like everything we eat, and the way we eat it, is wrong.
I’ve learned that fruits are bad, fast food is bad, Indian meals are bad, ghee is bad, sugar is bad — and so on.
Almost every food on earth is being criticized by one dietitian or another.
So how did we reach a point where everything became “bad”?
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Did We Suddenly Become Unhealthy?
The human race didn’t start 200 years ago.
We’ve been around for thousands of years, eating the same things these modern “experts” tell us to avoid — yet somehow, we survived.
Back then, how many people had diabetes, heart disease, or blood pressure problems?
Hardly any.
So what changed?
Why are we suddenly surrounded by health issues and diet-related diseases?
Is it the food — or what we’ve done to it?
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The Chemical Plate
Today, most of what we eat is far from natural.
We have fake eggs, rice, cabbage, milk, paneer, cheese — even coconuts.
Farming is loaded with pesticides, fertilizers, and chemicals.
To make food look attractive, we add artificial colors and addictive ingredients.
Chips are overloaded with salt.
Cola is just a glass of liquid sugar.
“Energy drinks” drain you slowly from the inside out.
And yet, none of these come with a warning label like cigarettes do.
If junk food came with pictures of damaged organs, people might think twice.
But since there’s no warning, we assume it’s safe.
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The McDonald’s Mystery
McDonald’s burgers never go bad.
Even fungus doesn’t dare touch them.
Now imagine the level of preservatives that must go into something fungus won’t eat.
If it’s too toxic for bacteria — how good can it be for your body?
But since it looks fresh, smells great, and is everywhere, we eat it without a second thought.
No warning = no fear = more business.
And that’s what this entire system runs on — profit, not health.
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It’s Not Just Food — It’s Lifestyle
Before, people used to walk miles, work outdoors, and eat what was available — fresh and local.
Now, we can’t go 100 meters without a vehicle.
We work from desks, eat on the bed, watch Netflix while eating, and lie down right after finishing meals.
The issue isn’t just what we eat — it’s how we live.
The body hasn’t changed — our lifestyle has.
And that’s why even “healthy” food can’t save us from unhealthy habits.
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Who’s Really at Fault?
So what went wrong?
Is it the food? The chemicals? The lazy lifestyle? Or the corporations that use profit-driven shortcuts?
Or maybe it’s the government — approving products without proper checks, letting toxic food flood the market?
But here’s the twist — instead of addressing these root causes, the world points fingers at you.
You’re told that your diet is wrong, your willpower is weak, and you are the reason you’re unhealthy.
So you end up buying expensive diet plans that don’t fix the system — just your wallet.
Your money > your health — that’s the real formula for most online diet planners.
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Final Thought
Health shouldn’t be about trends or profit.
It should be about balance, honesty, and awareness.
You don’t need someone to tell you that fruits are bad or that ghee is poison.
Your body already knows what’s good — you just stopped listening to it.
The next time someone sells you “health,” ask yourself — are they fixing your habits, or selling you fear?
Because if even fungus refuses it, maybe you should too.
