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Thanks for finding this tokenadult. I've been trying to convince my wife (who has a degree in dietetics and a minor in anthropology/archeology) to write about
by knowtheory 14y ago
Thanks for finding this tokenadult.
I've been trying to convince my wife (who has a degree in dietetics and a minor in anthropology/archeology) to write about this subject for a while, but food and diet are such visceral topics for people that she finds discussions of the topics incredibly frustrating.
Food, language, gender norms, these are all fields of study where there is substantial research and a lot of resolute but unfounded claims by people with axes to grind, or products to sell.
All of which is to say, there's not a lot of skepticism, even amongst populations who claim to be generally analytical and skeptical.
- arethuza 14y agoFor anyone who needs a top-up on their scepticism in this area I can strongly recommend Ben Goldacre's book "Bad Science": http://www.badscience.net/books/bad-science/ http://www.badscience.net/books/bad-science/
- teach 14y agoMy wife is the same way. She has a PhD in nutrition and is also a registered dietitian, but she just can't muster the energy to argue online with people that have read two articles on Pub Med.