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So several people have told me, in response to my post about fructose and fruit, that fruit is natural and “has to be good for you” and any benefits outweigh the risks of taking in fructose. After all, they reason, our ancestors as hunter-gatheres would have eaten fruit. First of all, I claim no expertise on the dangers of eating too much fruit, or in the ways of hunter-gatherers, but let me play Devil’s advocate for a moment. The way we Americans eat fruit, and the fruit we eat, seems to . . . A piece entitled Eating Healthy is Overrated on CNBC’s website is supposed to be light, it’s supposed to be funny, but really it’s just sad. We’re supposed to chuckle while we read this as we munch on french fries deep-fried in vegetable oils, dipped in ketchup filled with high fructose corn syrup, and shake our heads in recognition. “That is sooooo me. I tried to give up sugar once. That lasted, like, 2 hours.” This is the latest in a series of media attempts to portray healthy eating as . . . This is a tough one. Good food costs more money. Not in the long run, when you factor in doctor visits, drugs and stents, but at the grocery store organic eggs cost more than conventional ones and grass-fed beef costs more than corn-fed beef. Why this is so is a subject for another post. But it is a reality that keeps many people from eating a healthier diet. I have gone through periods where I try to save my family money by practicing the uniquely American hobby of cutting coupons and combining . . . |
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