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, vital fats, and vital information—college town update

Image: Ricotta cheese—what happens when the body is deprived of vital fats?   Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, on the vital role of fats and theories about what happens when the body is deprived of fat. Also, update on college towns, practical wisdom, and coronavirus surges

FoodWISE and provocative research

Image: Fats incorporated into delicious beans. Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE, on fats and statins, and offers this story on what’s happening to New York City.

FoodWISE, fat, and sun

Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE—looking at some theoretical work on fats! And offers some information on vaccines, typical of the different arguments being made: what’s the deal with Vaccines I? and what’s the deal with Vaccines II?

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…