I've grown tired of trying to explain this to people. Yes, there is a lot more to it than this, but for most Americans if they're would just cut back on their carbohydrates, get some exercise, they would be much healthier. Intermittent fasting should be encouraged too. This 3 square meals a day bs can go too.
For instance, we should be frying, baking, making, our food with ghee, lard, or maybe avocado/olive/coconut oil. But instead everyone thinks frying stuff in corn oil, or even eating corn oil, is better for you. It's not, it's destroying your dna.
Whether someone wants to go vegan or not, cut back on sugar, soy, corn oil, hfcs, and any other crap additive that's shoved in your food. This stuff isn't in there because it's better for you, it's in there because it's cheap.
I'm just thankful I know more than the average American. I'm sure I get tons of stuff wrong and have a not so great diet by anyone's standards. But at least I'm cutting back on manufactured food and carbs.