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So who do you trust on these matters?

• hpoe 6y ago
  Generally common sense, good wisdom, and my own understanding of the situation as well as my personal investigation. Like everything I need to know about nutrition is "eat food, but not too much, try and get a variety, generally plants are better for you than sugar, fast regularly and get exercise."
• tomkat0789 6y ago
  I've personally be satisfied with what I'll call "informed" common sense. An example from health is the documentary "In Defense of Food" where the journalist uses a little science and history to create the heuristic: "Eat food, mostly plants, not too much." None of those insights are really surprising, the only exception maybe being the "mostly plants part". A downside of depending on complicated theories from experts is that it makes a "priesthood" of people telling you what to think all the time. I think there are enough examples from health, environmental, and privacy policy making to demonstrate that the "priests" don't always have the public's best interests in mind.
• 2OEH8eoCRo0 6y ago
  Whoever sells the most books.
• lazyasciiart 6y ago
  Most people end up trusting their family historical wisdom.