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Children don't usually magically learn things when not taught, especially if those things go against their biological programming. Adults are just children who
by kakarot 8y ago
Children don't usually magically learn things when not taught, especially if those things go against their biological programming.
Adults are just children who grew up. There's still no reason to believe they will just "learn" on their own.
Instead of favorably comparing yourself, with your bag of organic vegetables (my imagination is running wild picturing what that must look like) and your superior intelligence which led to self-learning how to escape sugar and fat, to the rest of the American populace who clearly need to learn, devote some of your time and expertise to actually making an attempt to educate and help those who don't know better or who are trapped in addiction.
- skybrian 8y agoDoing this in a way that doesn't just add to the large amount of noise about nutrition seems quite hard.
- kakarot 8y agoIf we don't get enough real information in the mix, then it will only be noise. That's why so many professionals are so adamant about sharing their theories on nutrition. It's just the unfortunate reality that there are also countless special interest groups with particular motives when it comes to spreading disinformation.
- skybrian 8y agoThe assumption that "we" have "real information" to share is not something I'm confident in. (I do share links to studies I find interesting, but I don't really believe I can evaluate them and know which ones will hold up.)
- kakarot 8y agoI don't think take a nutritional expert to assert that too much fat and sugar and not enough exercise is a health issue. Or that it takes an expert to recommend a primarily vegetable-based diet. I do think it takes a certain level of expertise to start making claims about things like Keto without just repeating something you heard elsewhere, but a diet with lots of vegetables is undeniably healthy. Don't be afraid to share the knowledge you feel confident in. Just hold back on the stuff in which you aren't confident. :)
- skybrian 8y agoI don't think I know anyone who hasn't heard this conventional wisdom many times before. Repeating common beliefs without adding any value (such additional evidence) is an example of what I would consider noise.
- kakarot 8y agoYou shouldn't feel confident in something just because it's a common belief. You should feel confidant in something because you've researched it well. If you're feeling confident about something without having done your due diligence, that's a separate issue.