Americans are admonished daily for eating too much sugar, too much fat, too much salt and too many calories. I think most of us have gotten the message (even though many aren’t doing anything about it). And we’re advised to eat more fiber, more fruits and vegetables, more whole grains. We’re getting a little bit [...]
The “halo effect” as described by Brian Wansink, a professor in the fields of consumer behavior and nutritional science at Cornell University, is where certain foods, which are healthy, take on a “more is better” concept in people’s minds. Through the media, Americans have been told that some foods should really be called “super foods” [...]
I started reading the book, “Appetite for Profit” by Micehel Simon last night. Some of the statistics she shares in the book really blew me away. Our caveman ancestors ate a totally different diet than we now do. Back then they were lucky to find a source of meat and bringing it down was not [...]
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