What was once a cottage industry is now big business. Authors, columnists, television personalities and others whose total exposure to science was college "rocks for jocks" and who never took a nutrition class are conjuring up loony notions about how we ought to be eating. Their suggestions range from "raw foodism" and extreme variations on vegetarianism to exotic herbal supplements, weird "cleanses" and extended fasting.
Most genuine experts in nutrition echo your grandmother's advice: Eat a variety of foods, including many varieties of produce, all in moderation, then go outside and get some exercise. If you believe the blandishments of the self-appointed Food Police, every food science innovation contributes further to obesity, poor health, and even addiction to fat and sugar. That's nonsense, of course.
The campaign to demonize the food industry is at the same time both radical and mainstream, a recipe for trouble…..To Read More….
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