Heart of the Problem 08/25/2018 Here is a crazy thought, especially from someone who writes about food and health for a (partial) living. Maybe your diet is not that important after all. For many years, researchers have been desperately searching for dietary determinants of health within the populations of developed countries. They spend countless hours poring over swathes of data, picking apart minute differences in the macronutrient breakdown of people’s diets. Detailed epidemiological studies are conducted to investigate
Here is a crazy thought, especially from someone who writes about food and health for a (partial) living. Maybe your diet is not that important after all. For many years, researchers have been desperately searching for dietary determinants of health within the populations of developed countries. They spend countless hours poring over swathes of data, picking apart minute differences in the macronutrient breakdown of people’s diets. Detailed epidemiological studies are conducted to investigate
One Size Fits All 07/06/2018 Carbs, Carbs, Carbs I am a middle aged man who loves carbs. Yet somehow, I don’t have Type 2 Diabetes or cancer. Strangely however, I do not feel that my diet holds a magical secret. I feel no desire to share the details of it with the world. I do not feel qualified to give anyone dietary advice based on the things that I eat, because I appreciate that I am different to other people. There are a million genetic, lifestyle and physiological factors that mean that what works for me, might not
Carbs, Carbs, Carbs I am a middle aged man who loves carbs. Yet somehow, I don’t have Type 2 Diabetes or cancer. Strangely however, I do not feel that my diet holds a magical secret. I feel no desire to share the details of it with the world. I do not feel qualified to give anyone dietary advice based on the things that I eat, because I appreciate that I am different to other people. There are a million genetic, lifestyle and physiological factors that mean that what works for me, might not
Thermidor - Part 2 06/23/2018 Welcome back. About time. What you been messing around at? Oh, nothing. Just off in that there London, after being nominated for two prestigious food writing awards. Yeah, you lost them both. Ha. Loser. Thanks. You do know that our book was the only one up for two separate awards, after being chosen out of a list of hundreds by a panel of expert food writers. They said it was ‘startling and important’. Whatevs. Donald Trump becoming US president was startling and important. I’m pretty sure
Welcome back. About time. What you been messing around at? Oh, nothing. Just off in that there London, after being nominated for two prestigious food writing awards. Yeah, you lost them both. Ha. Loser. Thanks. You do know that our book was the only one up for two separate awards, after being chosen out of a list of hundreds by a panel of expert food writers. They said it was ‘startling and important’. Whatevs. Donald Trump becoming US president was startling and important. I’m pretty sure
