#Healthy Eating #Preventive Medicine #Rikuhta Hamaya

Rethinking Your Health Consciousness

In today's world, health advice is everywhere, but how much of it is backed by science? Many individuals grapple with conflicting dietary recommendations—like the age-old saying of limiting eggs to one a day or the common urge to prioritize a vegetable-first approach. Can these rules, which seem so ingrained in our health consciousness, truly be effective? Dr. Rikuhta Hamaya, a lecturer at Harvard Medical School, dives into these questions in his upcoming book, “The Science of Eating: Minimal Effort for Maximum Effect”, set to release on September 10, 2025.

Dr. Hamaya addresses everyday dietary concerns such as:

• - Is the guideline of consuming just one egg per day scientifically justified?
• - Are three balanced meals a day truly necessary, especially when they can be labor-intensive?
• - Why do many of us default to carbohydrate-heavy takeout or indulge in sweets?

Feeling overwhelmed by nutrition is a common struggle, and Dr. Hamaya aims to provide clarity. Using evidence-based strategies, he reveals how to maximize the health benefits of our diets without draining our time or finances. Rather than seeing dietary improvement as an arduous task, he emphasizes that sometimes