Posts Tagged ‘nutrition controversies’

Saturated fats are bad. But wait, our health secretary has been teasing us with vows that new dietary guidelines will advise us they’re not. Nutrition experts are in a tizzy. We merely shake our heads at another dietary generalization going up in smoke – reinforcing the timeless thought that all generalizations are wrong. Yes, even […]

Overheated rhetoric in nutrition is nothing new. But the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) set a high bar yesterday. In a press release, the organization rang alarm bells, saying that “big dairy” is on its way to “making school meals less healthy by allowing whole milk.” Oh my. Is the persistent fear of […]

Popular wisdom holds that we should be substituting plants and for animals in the sources of our food. The reasoning comes down to impact on the environment and arguments for reducing saturated fats in our diets. Much of the writing on this subject – even in scientific journals – comes from a perspective of advocacy. […]