Nina Teicholz, author of The Big Fat Surprise
Category Archives: Culinary
A Feminist Picnic
…falls apart when no one is willing to make samwiches.
Maybe they’ve just realized that people should go paleo.
OK, probably not.
The Cloud People
I totally get the anger that has created Trump. I share it. But I will never understand why they don’t see that he’s a false vessel for it.
Also, this is funny but sad, about Whole Foods customers.
[Update a while later]
This seems related: The new WASPs are Asians in Silicon Valley.
BMI
Not exactly news to readers of this site, but it is a terrible measure of health.
The “Dangerous” Paleo Diet
Here’s your daily dose of stupid. Based on nine mice.
Future researchers will find bizarre the notion we thought lab mice were good analogs for humans in diet studies. https://t.co/xrT0dOoH02
— Rand Simberg (@Rand_Simberg) February 19, 2016
The Food Pyramid Scheme
A call for an impartial scientific review of government guidelines.
They’re currently worse than useless.
The Calorie
Counting calories is mindless, and generally useless, if not actually counterproductive. The calorie counts on fast food menus are pretty much meaningless.
The Key To Coffee
The mineral content of the water? I could see a market for specialty waters for brewing.
Fish Oil Substitutes
Omega 3 fatty acids from GMO plants. I wish there was better data on just how effective Omega 3s are.
The Food Fight Over Government Nutrition
No, the Republicans aren’t “politicizing it”:
For decades, the government has advised Americans on what they should eat. The advice isn’t just advisory; it drives everything from school lunches and agricultural subsidies to marketing for those bowls of candy we call breakfast cereal. But the science behind this enterprise has always been shaky.
Yes. And Michelle’s lunch program continues to constitute literal, physical child abuse.