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posted by CoolHand on Wednesday May 13 2015, @03:27PM   Printer-friendly
from the no-more-kale-and-spinach dept.

Here’s how public thinking on food gets shaped: Every year, researchers publish hundreds of academic studies about the health effects of various foods - chocolate, kale, red wine, anything. Those studies, in turn, become fodder for newspaper articles, books and blog posts.

But how much of this torrent of information is worth the trouble? Surprising little, according to a number of key researchers.

In recent years, these skeptics have caused a stir by poking big holes in the nutritional science behind popular diet advice. Even the findings published in distinguished health journals have come under fire.

Collectively, their work suggests that we know far less than we think we do about what to eat.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/05/08/why-what-we-think-about-eating-is-so-often-unfounded-misconceived-or-flat-out-wrong/

[Also Covered By]: http://firstwefeast.com/eat/are-nutrition-studies-complete-bogus/
[Related]: http://firstwefeast.com/eat/new-dietary-guidelines-say-red-meat-and-butter-are-not-the-devil/

 
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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Translation Error on Wednesday May 13 2015, @06:49PM

    by Translation Error (718) on Wednesday May 13 2015, @06:49PM (#182537)
    That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. An all beer diet... There needs to be a steady source of protein along with the beer, such as peanuts or chicken wings.
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  • (Score: 2) by Thexalon on Wednesday May 13 2015, @07:04PM

    by Thexalon (636) on Wednesday May 13 2015, @07:04PM (#182544)

    Well, if we're going to include food groups, then obviously adding some wine to get the servings of fruit would be in order.

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