When Chicken Became Another Thing to Fear

Dinner used to be easy: chicken breast, steamed broccoli, rice. I could recite the macros in my sleep. Safe, predictable, healthy—at least that’s what I told myself. Then I read about the cancer risk. Suddenly, every bite felt loaded. I stared at my plate, wondering if I was trading one kind of control for another kind of risk. It’s exhausting, how quickly food turns from fuel to threat. I wish I could eat without running calculations in my head—protein, calories, now cancer odds. But even when I switch to fish or tofu, the anxiety lingers. I miss when eating was just eating, not a negotiation with fear. #Health #Diet #FoodGuilt