I have been "in the system" for almost fifty years, at the very highest levels, designing and directing large research projects, deciding which research gets funded and translating massive amounts of scientific research into national expert panel reports.Īfter a long career in research and policy making, I now understand why Americans are so confused. I want to give you a new framework for understanding nutrition and health, a framework that eliminates confusion, prevents and treats disease and allows you to live a more fulfilling life.
But the real science has been buried beneath a clutter of irrelevant or even harmful information-junk science, fad diets and food industry propaganda. We know an enormous amount about the links between nutrition and health. This isn't because the research hasn't been done. Even though information and opinions are plentiful, very few people truly know what they should be doing to improve their health.
If this is the case, then you aren't alone. My guess is that you're not really sure of the answers to these questions. Should you buy food that is labeled organic to avoid pesticide exposure? Are environmental chemicals a primary cause of cancer? Or is your health "predetermined" by the genes you inherited when you were born? Do carbohydrates really make you fat? Should you be more concerned about the total amount of fat you eat, or just saturated fats and trans-fats? What vitamins, if any, should you be taking? Do you buy foods that are fortified with extra fiber? Should you eat fish, and, if so, how often? Will eating soy foods prevent heart disease? Given the barrage of information, are you confident that you know what you should be doing to improve your health?
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Almost every popular magazine features nutrition advice, newspapers regularly run articles and TV and radio programs constantly discuss diet and health. THE PUBLIC'S HUNGER for nutrition information never ceases to amaze me, even after devoting my entire working life to conducting experimental research into nutrition and health.
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