Image: Doughnuts, not as bad as you think (depending……………..on if and how much sugar, and how the doughnuts are “fried”) Gigi reads FoodWISE, and highlights the one paragraph in the book that says it all. (nutritionally-speaking) And here’s scientific article back-up: what’s up with fiber and whole grains?
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FoodWISE and the bitter truth about sugar
Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, about sugar’s bitter truth, referring to pediatric endocrinologist Robert Lustig. See his virally-popular video.
FoodWISE—is sugar addictive?
Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, more on Robert Lustig’s work—is sugar addictive? And what about fructose? It’s easy to find work on this, published by universities—although some may be a little dated, as here: university musings on sugar. FoodWISE has recent references on all discussed in the book. Image: Tarte and cream, from a…
FoodWISE—what’s the deal with sugar?
Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, and begins a discussion of the bitter truth about sugar! This section features the controversial Robert Lustig. What’s the deal with sugar? You can read his work in Nature, here: how toxic is sugar and a interview with NPR, here: fallacies of fat.
FoodWISE and the provocative nutritional-theoretical-computer researcher from MIT—talking about fats
Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, concluding the section on theoretical researcher Stephanie Seneff and her ideas about fats in the body. And more food for thought, here: coronavirus pandemic and curbing food waste.
FoodWISE thinking shifts—is obesity the body screaming for more fat + colleges doing the right thing
Gigi Berardi reads about FoodWISE shifts in thinking about fats—is obesity the body screaming for more fat—and universities avoiding hard questions about the need to close: SUNY opening and closing
FoodWISE and fats and gatherings—bad news on fat-free diets and people-rich gatherings
Gigi reads FoodWISE, on the value of fats, and of isolation, as here: infection spread in Europe
FoodWISE wins Living Now Book Awards silver medal!
Gigi reads about processed fats tonight, and announces an award FoodWISE just received for the Living Now Book Awards. See: FoodWISE wins silver! to see the complete listing of all the winners, FoodWISE is about the 7th book cover down. Finding the right category for it (a book on political economy+food psychology+sustainability+cooking+wise living+delicious farming) was…
What’s the deal with cholesterol?
Gigi Berardi reports from FoodWISE on “The Framingham Study,” and here, a side note: Results from Framingham
FoodWISE, science, and the importance of slow information during the coronavirus pandemic
Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, on diets and our source of information around diets, and advocates slow information for understanding them—as well as understanding lifestyle options during the coronavirus pandemic, as reported here: What are colleges in Washington state doing this fall? Image source: previous vlogs