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> I think it would be wise to increase funding of nutritional science. Many of the most basic controversies remain unresolved (fat, sugar, salt). Yep, just be
by eitland 7y ago
> I think it would be wise to increase funding of nutritional science. Many of the most basic controversies remain unresolved (fat, sugar, salt).
Yep, just be careful. We are just now recovering from the phase where one actual scientists mislead others to think that fat was bad and sugar wasn't :-/
In the eighties many children died because of SIDS because of one scientist who convinced others that infants shouldn't sleep the way they had always slept - face up.
etc etc.
- johnkpaul 7y agoYes completely! Medicine has done wonders but also has some serious skeletons in the closet when it comes to medical reversals. I’ve found this book to be fascinating and super enlightening about what has gone wrong even in recent history. https://www.amazon.com/Ending-Medical-Reversal-Improving-Outcomes/dp/1421417723 https://www.amazon.com/Ending-Medical-Reversal-Improving-Out... I’m hopeful one day that fat demonization will be formally reversed.