There are no exceptions because it’s a tautology. What’s moderation is defined b...

WillPostForFood · on Jan 12, 2019

My partner just had a colonoscopy, and they gave her fentanyl during the procedure. So even fentanyl in moderation is a positive.

benj111 · on Jan 12, 2019

Not necessarily.

Its potentially true that consuming more of a veg increases health, without an upper bound, or at least an upper bound above 'moderation'.

That doesn't fit in with your definition of moderation, but I would say moderation has both an upper and lower bound.

jdminhbg · on Jan 12, 2019

That's exactly the tautology: "Moderation" is "the amount that is good for you." So there are no exceptions to "moderation is good for you." How else would you define "moderation" in this context without a reference to the amount of something that is beneficial? It's not as if "moderate" is an amount that exists out of context that can be applied to both donuts and broccoli without knowing which one of those is good for you.

benj111 · on Jan 12, 2019

Moderation: 1. the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance. [1]

A 10kg portion of broccoli might be better for you than the usual recommended portion. I would not say that's a moderate amount of broccoli though.

[1] https://www.dictionary.com/browse/moderation

Edit: Also there isn't really a healthy amount of doughnuts you can eat, so by your definition, a moderate amount would be zero. Which isn't really what the 'everything in moderation' rule means.