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Every diet has its grifters, scammers, and celebrities of questionable character attached to it. Actually, every human interest group or endeavour has grifters
by chlodwig 6y ago
Every diet has its grifters, scammers, and celebrities of questionable character attached to it. Actually, every human interest group or endeavour has grifters attached. The carnivore diet being more of a fringe diet, the associated grifters are more fringe characters. Whereas something like the big label on Honey Nut Cheerios indicating that it is good for your heart -- https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/75ba3310-8be0-4e36-91e6-62f54904158a_1.85dd1d45144cfde7b6934ecba56c96e7.jpeg https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/75ba3310-8be0-4e36-91e6-62f... -- is also a grift, and it is a grift that is supported by our biggest corporations and most prestigious institutions.
- war1025 6y agoFair enough. I guess my assumption is that all diet advice is garbage and people should just figure out what works for them. The government and health system have obviously been of no help to people. I was surprised to learn when my kids were born that hospital food is just about as greasy and generally unhealthy as any fast food you're likely to come across.