Comments on: The Problem With Nutritional Science http://www.bodyincredible.com/the-problem-with-nutritional-science/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:16:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Fish Eyed Dave http://www.bodyincredible.com/the-problem-with-nutritional-science/comment-page-1/#comment-2182 Fish Eyed Dave Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:25:30 +0000 http://www.bodyincredible.com/?p=1288#comment-2182 Go Kat! Go Kat!

]]> By: Kerrie http://www.bodyincredible.com/the-problem-with-nutritional-science/comment-page-1/#comment-2181 Kerrie Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:21:48 +0000 http://www.bodyincredible.com/?p=1288#comment-2181 I agree! I haven't paid much attention to what barrow load of branding the traditional 'experts' push since I looked into studying dietics over 3 decades ago. The 1970s dietary guidelines seemed stuck in 1950s when processed foods, along with brand advertising, came into their own ... not a lot has changed! Nevertheless, thanks to people like yourself, nutritional wisdom is slowly changing the social palate. I think more people are turning to organic produce instead of tasteless inedible sadly depleted dead foods. Although, I'd be a lot happier if we could stop the supermarket giants from squashing organic farmers, wholesalers and retailers into their own mould and label. I agree! I haven’t paid much attention to what barrow load of branding the traditional ‘experts’ push since I looked into studying dietics over 3 decades ago. The 1970s dietary guidelines seemed stuck in 1950s when processed foods, along with brand advertising, came into their own … not a lot has changed!
Nevertheless, thanks to people like yourself, nutritional wisdom is slowly changing the social palate. I think more people are turning to organic produce instead of tasteless inedible sadly depleted dead foods. Although, I’d be a lot happier if we could stop the supermarket giants from squashing organic farmers, wholesalers and retailers into their own mould and label.

]]> By: Kat Eden http://www.bodyincredible.com/the-problem-with-nutritional-science/comment-page-1/#comment-2180 Kat Eden Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:20:06 +0000 http://www.bodyincredible.com/?p=1288#comment-2180 "I’m also pretty sure that our species hasn’t evolved over the millennia to eat anything that didn’t exist a few generations ago." - spot on :-) “I’m also pretty sure that our species hasn’t evolved over the millennia to eat anything that didn’t exist a few generations ago.” – spot on :-)

]]> By: Jane http://www.bodyincredible.com/the-problem-with-nutritional-science/comment-page-1/#comment-2179 Jane Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:11:54 +0000 http://www.bodyincredible.com/?p=1288#comment-2179 Here here Kat. We are socialised to intrinsically trust that if a "fact" is based on "science" then it must be true... nowhere throughout this socialisation process are we taught to THINK about the source, motivation, funding or quality of the process that lead to the scientific conclusions. Poor science has somehow outwitted our (not all of our!) very own common sense. Great blog. Here here Kat. We are socialised to intrinsically trust that if a “fact” is based on “science” then it must be true… nowhere throughout this socialisation process are we taught to THINK about the source, motivation, funding or quality of the process that lead to the scientific conclusions. Poor science has somehow outwitted our (not all of our!) very own common sense. Great blog.

]]> By: NotAPundit http://www.bodyincredible.com/the-problem-with-nutritional-science/comment-page-1/#comment-2178 NotAPundit Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:52:42 +0000 http://www.bodyincredible.com/?p=1288#comment-2178 I just kind of shrug at modern "nutritional science". It's spot on about as often as it's completely wrong (no matter what you think is right or wrong this is true, because of the amount of contradiction), and there is so little self-policing going on in the area that separating the wheat from the chaff requires far more time and energy than I currently have to invest. This isn't to say that there's no way to tell what is a valid conclusion and what isn't -- only that there's so much garbage out there that you cannot take anything at face value. I do know that there is a huge difference in the health and longevity of people growing up on a small farm like I did, and people I know from nearby cities. I do know that I feel very different depending on how I've been eating. I'm also pretty sure that our species hasn't evolved over the millennia to eat anything that didn't exist a few generations ago. I just kind of shrug at modern “nutritional science”. It’s spot on about as often as it’s completely wrong (no matter what you think is right or wrong this is true, because of the amount of contradiction), and there is so little self-policing going on in the area that separating the wheat from the chaff requires far more time and energy than I currently have to invest. This isn’t to say that there’s no way to tell what is a valid conclusion and what isn’t — only that there’s so much garbage out there that you cannot take anything at face value.

I do know that there is a huge difference in the health and longevity of people growing up on a small farm like I did, and people I know from nearby cities. I do know that I feel very different depending on how I’ve been eating. I’m also pretty sure that our species hasn’t evolved over the millennia to eat anything that didn’t exist a few generations ago.

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