eric | Shared With: Everyone - Jan 02 2008 | health, science, news, food, diet, nutrition
I didn't see this article on nutritionism from Michael Pollan last year. I wish I had. Speaking in a no-nonsense style, he tells us just how little scientific knowledge of food that we have.
Quoted: The story of how basic questions about what to eat got so complicated reveals a great deal about the institutional imperatives of the food industry, nutritional science and journalism.
- eric | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 11 2006 | health, diet, nutrition, obesity, science.
It's one thing to have obese adults, it's another thing completely to have 22 MILLION obese children. This points to a huge gap in understanding of nutrition and diet. I don't think I ever really ingrained any dietary habits from school. I wonder how we can do a better job making sure that everyone can balance their food intake a bit more?
Quoted: The world's overweight people now outnumber the undernourished, according to Paul Zimmet, in his speech to the International Congress on Obesity
eric | Shared With: Everyone - Jan 26 2006 | exercise log, exercise, nutrition, nutritional analysis
Awesome site for tracking caloric intake and exercise. A great free service.
Quoted: Track and analyze your nutrition, weight loss, diet & fitness over the web. Its free and private!
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