Defending Food, Plants and Fat

Man oh man, nutrition is confusing. Sorry pals, but it is. I know I am your nutrition expert and you come to me with all your burning questions, but the truth is there is so much that is unknown and even more that has been miscommunicated over the years. And I work in research and still do not know the answer! The conversation is getting quite interesting these days and more and more people are starting to have an honest conversation about food and nutrition. Thought I would share some video links to provide you with more of the story. Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food -- Pollan's documentary was featured on PBS last week and does a fantastic job explaining much of the confusing aspects of our food system. (It's two hours so give yourself some time.) The documentary is based on explaining Pollan's well regarded nutrition advice: Eat Food, Not Too Much, Mostly Plants. New York Times Retro Report, A Decades Long Search for a Perfect Diet -- An eye opening review of how the low fat diet hit the media, public health and social norms and the truths and flaws in the research and presentation of the information. (12 minutes for this one.) Fun side note -- my boss and principal investigator from Stanford, Dr. Christopher Gardner, is featured in both videos! Very proud to be on his team. So what to do? Go vegan? Eat a high-fat diet? What the heck is the right plan? As Gardner suggests in the NY Times video (at the 9-minute mark), and the essence of our research at Stanford...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news