How should I choose salad dressing, and how does a Korean-medicine clinic assess this diet?
Choose dressing by sugar, sodium, amount, and overall meal balance. Korean-medicine care also considers digestion, sleep, symptoms, and eating patterns; no dressing suits everyone.
Check sugar, sodium, fat, and 1-serving size, and do not judge the whole diet from dressing calories alone. Also review the amounts and balance of protein, carbohydrates, and other foods with the vegetables.
Korean medicine may interpret poor digestion, fatigue, or post-meal discomfort through perspectives such as spleen qi deficiency (脾虛). This helps set dietary priorities and does not mean a particular dressing or raw vegetables are harmful to everyone.
Consider eating out, sleep, activity, conditions, and medicines and choose a diet you can actually maintain. If digestive discomfort or weight change continues, adjust with a clinician or nutrition professional rather than restricting further.
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