What Should You Really Eat?
Digging into the linked site, +Harvard School of Public Health is perpetuating the unscientific belief that dairy, red meat and processed meat "cause" cancer. Look hard enough, and the site says that dairy is "associated" with cancer, and gives two citations for red/processed meat, both of which are merely epidemiological, not controlled studies.
It's OK to build a theory from such studies, but they don't prove anything. We certainly shouldn't be telling populations to eat differently from the diets we evolved eating, without actual evidence.
It's a shame, because the rest of the Harvard recommendations seem pretty sound, and miles better than the traditional pyramid.
10/10 for telling people to limit sugar and other simple carbs, as well as avoid trans-fats; but no points for ignoring the actual science around meat and dairy -- major foods we evolved eating.
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/pyramid-full-story/index.html
/via +Steve Garfield
Digging into the linked site, +Harvard School of Public Health is perpetuating the unscientific belief that dairy, red meat and processed meat "cause" cancer. Look hard enough, and the site says that dairy is "associated" with cancer, and gives two citations for red/processed meat, both of which are merely epidemiological, not controlled studies.
It's OK to build a theory from such studies, but they don't prove anything. We certainly shouldn't be telling populations to eat differently from the diets we evolved eating, without actual evidence.
It's a shame, because the rest of the Harvard recommendations seem pretty sound, and miles better than the traditional pyramid.
10/10 for telling people to limit sugar and other simple carbs, as well as avoid trans-fats; but no points for ignoring the actual science around meat and dairy -- major foods we evolved eating.
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/pyramid-full-story/index.html
/via +Steve Garfield
An in-depth look at the Healthy Eating Plate and Pyramid, which are based on the latest nutrition science and can point you to the healthiest foods. MyPlate from USDA, in contrast, fails to give some ...
