The whole point of the paper is that there are many factors which are believed to influence whether a food is healthy. The model takes into account these factors and recommends foods that many different bodies of evidence agree are healthy. That way you aren't putting all your eggs in one health science basket, so to speak.

That's a funny way to spell "delicious carrots and hummus"! :)

I've recently (for about 3 months) adopted a low sodium diet and, frankly, the taste of _everything_ has changed after a few weeks. Vegetables are downright delicious in a way I could never put my finger on before.

Pedantic, and I know what you mean, but the taste hasn't changed! You've encouraged the growth of the gut stuff (microbiome) that eats veggies, and they've outnumbered the gut stuff that doesn't, so you desire them more. Your taste has changed, and that's a good thing.

Indeed. I appreciate the correction :)

And the volume of your poop has certainly increased, since vegetable matter contains undigestible fiber, which animal-based foods do not contain. Enjoy pooping and farting more!

Surprisingly, no! But let's not dwell any more on that.

If you're eating plant matter then you're eating indigestible fiber that you have to poop out -- this is a problem that no one eating only animal-based foods has.

Everyone thinks their favorite/pet diet is a panacea.

Yes, but in my case I believe the carnivore diet is a literal panacea -- not only do I think it would cure all human chronic disease, but I think it would be a boon for the environment as well as curing most mental health disorders. Eating mostly red meat is the only intelligent way forward for humanity.

Seemed to work well for the Mongols.