James Hamblin has an article in The Atlantic, published last year, advocating that dieters should focus on eating healthy foods, and not worry about counting calories. The proposed new FDA nutrition labels make the calorie number larger. That seems like a mistake. Focusing on calories puts the emphasis in the wrong place. The biochemistry is complex, but the … Continue reading Don’t forget calories, just don’t focus on them as the only important thing.
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GMO food labels: Would label laws in Vermont, Maine, Connecticut increase food costs?
A piece in Slate serves to remind us that conservatives don't have a monopoly on anti-scientific notions. The GMO anxiety seems mostly driven from the left. (I say this as a liberal). Those who see the GMO label leading to higher food prices begin (as they should) by highlighting the sham science that’s been used to … Continue reading GMO food labels: Would label laws in Vermont, Maine, Connecticut increase food costs?
The Truth about the Caveman Diet! | Psychology Today
Anthropologists Frederick Coolidge and Thomas Wynn on The Truth about the Caveman Diet! | Psychology Today. Many readers will have heard of the ‘caveman diet,’ also known as the ‘paleo diet,’ an eating regime based on the premise that we should eat what our ancestors ate over the course of human evolution. More specifically, it suggests that we … Continue reading The Truth about the Caveman Diet! | Psychology Today
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