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store bought tortilla wraps are known to have very high sodium levels for what's essentially bread, and are highly processed. for that reason, you'll never see me choosing to eat tortilla wraps in any form over something like a baked sweet potato.
what i think durden was trying to get at was that even if you went out and matched your macros, the actual diet you ate might not necessarily be healthy, especially if it's a highly processed fast food diet. from a macro standpoint, the diet only focuses on carbs, fat, and protein vs caloric intake. this omits things like sodium, cholesterol, and saturated vs unsaturated fats, let alone things like vitamins and minerals. if macros were the end all be all, then a diet of strictly supplement powders would keep you healthy. obviously, that's an extreme example.
what i think durden was trying to get at was that even if you went out and matched your macros, the actual diet you ate might not necessarily be healthy, especially if it's a highly processed fast food diet. from a macro standpoint, the diet only focuses on carbs, fat, and protein vs caloric intake. this omits things like sodium, cholesterol, and saturated vs unsaturated fats, let alone things like vitamins and minerals. if macros were the end all be all, then a diet of strictly supplement powders would keep you healthy. obviously, that's an extreme example.