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In hisrecent TEDxTalk,Jay Cardielloargued that when it comes to our health,we've got it allwrong: "Diet and exercise makes you fat," the strength and conditioning coachtoldthe audience. And the health and fitness industry? "It's a complete lie."

Cardiello, who has trainedboth professional athletes andstars likeSofia Vergara andJennifer Lopez, went on to highlight the misconceptions the industry creates.Dietitians who devise complicated weight-loss strategies ("they swap this food for that food, you eat this, don't eat this")are confusingpeople, he said. Labels like "all natural" and "gluten-free" on packaged foods are designed to trick us. And wellness brands are out to profit fromour health problems.

Take fads like juice cleanses, for example. Theyleave people undernourished and fatigued, not fit. "The industry plays upon our emotions," Cardiello said.

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Health'scontributing nutrition editor Cynthia Sass, RD, MPH, agrees with some of Cardiellos grievances. She says its important that consumers be skeptical of products and plans that arent backed by science. But calling the entire industry a farce isnt fair either.

There are many qualified nutrition and fitness practitioners that are motivated by helping people live healthier lives, Sass says. As for food labels, Sass agrees they can be misleading: "Gluten-free" doesn'tautomatically make a food healthy, for example.Gluten-free foods can contain refined grains like white rice, added sugars, and lack nutrients."

"But not every food labeled gluten-free falls into this category," she adds.

There is one diet plan that Cardiellodoes recommend:Eat as if you have one day to live, or theres a health scare." In his TEDx talk,Cardiello made the case that staying healthy is simple as long as we get enough sleep, drink water, eat vegetables, surround ourselves with people that believe in us, and give to others.

And fitness isnt about push-ups and squats, Cardiello adds. "Its about the quality of life that youre living."

Los Angeles-based celebrity trainer Mike Donavanikis only half on-board with that notion: I agree that everyone strives for a better quality of lifebut doing exercises like push-ups and squats is what will give you that," he says.

Cardiello goes so farto say "the answer to fitness is walking"a claimDonavanikstrongly disagrees with."Walking is not going to be enough," the trainer told Health. "If you want more out of life, you have to work out hard and put in the effort," he says. "There's just no way around it."

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