"in the end.. It wouldn't really matter what your credentials are. That's an appeal to authority and I wasn't using it as a significant argument. The evidence is just overwhelming historically."

LOL. I'll stand my appeal to authority (my own knowledge and experience) against your appeal to "everyone knows".

One last thing.

Michael Pollan's ideal diet was

(1) Eat Food (real food - cut out processed carbs)
(2) Not too much
(3) Mostly veg.

I agree.