What anti-inflammatory eating usually gets wrong in the real world
The problem is rarely knowing that vegetables, legumes, oily fish and olive oil are useful. The problem is making those meals satisfying enough that you keep choosing them when life is busy and hunger is real.
Berries, greens, herbs, beetroot, aubergine and other colourful plants quietly do a lot of useful work.
Oily fish, olive oil, tahini and nuts or seeds usually fit this goal better than fat-free “health” food.
If a meal feels punitive, it becomes a one-off performance, not a repeatable pattern.