I'm going to try and add a second approach to updates, and combine my lengthy diatribes from the soap-box with quick updates containing links and the like that I find interesting.
So, starting that off, just quick update today to point to a link sent to me by my friend Myron. This link is a very good interview with a Michael Pollan, and goes into the phenomenon of journalism and nutrition, and how the two are naturally at odds with each other (among many other things).
Don't switch off just yet - the interview is an easy read, and points out some very interesting things that are worth considering. Especially worthy of note is this quote:
The larger issue is that the very nature of journalism and the nature of food don't make a good fit. Food is a really old story. The foods that we do best on are the ones we evolved eating over many thousands of years. But journalism needs a new story every week, and so we tend to play up novelty and surprise. The classic methods are to eat more fruits and vegetables. How are you going to interest an editor in that story? But in fact, that is the story. Nutritionists haven't changed their points of view nearly as much as you would gather from reading the journalism about them.
You can read the full article here.
Check it out, and get skeptical about the latest nutritional trends!
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