LC-HappyMeals

Unhappy Meals by Michael Pollan Main Point: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. - Whole Fresh foods; not processed foods - Plants: Fruits and vegetables - "Nutrients": supplements of fiber - "Vitamins": substitute for healthy foods Myths: - Low-fat diet protects against breast cancer - High-fiber diet protects against colon cancer - Omega-3 fatty acids (usually from fish or fish oils) can prevent heart attacks - can poison the body with mercury instead Fads: - 1980s: "nutrients" replaced foods: "fiber", "cholesterol", "saturated fat" - William Prout and the three "macronutrients": protein, fat, and carbohydrates - Post-WWII: rise in coronary heart disease triggers a low-fat diet limiting red meat and dairy...or just saturated fat - Natural Academy of Science writes the lingo of food: - polyunsaturated, cholesterol, mono unsaturated, carbohydrate, fiber, polyphenols, amino acids, carotenes - "Nutritionism": the ideology of food - Hippocrate's theory: "Let food be thy medicine" - French Paradox- french eat less healthy foods but are generally a healthier race - Atkins Craze: forget carbs eat only protein - rise in heart disease...great! - Food Industry - Health Claims on boxes - Recreating: during atkins phase: low carb bread and pasta - Journalism - promoting new fad diets - adds to fright of certain foods - Nutritional Science - Nutritionist: why do we need an expert to tell us what to eat?
 * What is Food?**
 * Diets:**
 * Beneficiaries of Diet Confusion:**