Let’s talk about clean eating. What is it? Is it beneficial? Or is it just a fad diet that will soon phase out?

Clean eating is defined as consuming Whole Foods and avoiding processed foods and foods with preservatives, added sugars, and coloring. “Clean eating” became a fad diet in the U.S., really starting back in 2007 when a Canadian fitness model wrote a book talking about how she lost 75lbs just by eating “clean,” by taking processed foods out of her diet, mainly white flour and sugar.

Now, just like any diet, there are pros and cons. The clean food movement tends to get a...