Be Careful With ‘Nutrition Facts’ as a Model for Tech Transparency
This article is supposed to be more about the Tech industry adopting "transparency labels", but the bulk of the article is about the history of nutrition labels and their pitfalls:
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Those 2 sections say a lot. The nutrition facts are based on the premise that less fat, less saturated fat, less cholesterol, less sodium and more fiber are the epitome of a good diet. And yet, it's only worsened public health. You'd think that would set off a :idea: moment when they realized something is seriously wrong here. |
Couldnt agree more. These days the majority of foods i eat have no label, just whole foods like a steak or a zucchini.
However some items do have a food label. My preferred label lists the whole package in addition to the column for a serving. They are allowed rounding. So what appears as zero in the serving column becomes 2-3-4 in the whole package column.. Worth learning the ingredients. I started some 40 years ago when I took a Foods class at university. Found the Addatives book at the library, a big " tomb" of a book. A tomb of bad health imho. Know the addative. And know what 'generally regarded as safe' means. Some ingredients might be ok, others are questionable. And most we never ate 100 years ago..... Eating real whole foods eliminates the addatives but not the likelihood of herbicides and pesticides and residues. Start with reading the labels. |
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We know it's wrong. But how many people could pass this test? It was how the whole saturated fat lie led to statins and fat free food. Or... was the lie because they had all this seed oil to sell? Because marketing is more powerful than science. It has more money. Keys lived to be 99 so no one could question it for decades. That's how he got his cushy life in the first place. That's why it took so long to put butter on the cover of TIME. Like that old saying, "science advances one funeral at a time." How did he really eat to get to his later nineties? I know it couldn't have been as good as an original health proponent, Jack LaLanne. He hit 90 in so much better shape. That, if anyone notices, might be a lesson. |
At least with broadband speeds we can measure that ourselves. Nutrition facts... we're depending on companies to deliver the truth. /sigh
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I have dropped several products because I figured out that what I thought was one thing was really another because of ingredient research. I'm doing negotiation with heavy cream, since I need to read every label every time because it can vary from month to month, I swear.
And now, the "No artificial flavors" on the new package means the contents are worse, not better. And it's a snacky item he likes and keeps under control, so we're back to the slightly weird label instead of the one that actively upsets his stomach. However, I am losing cravings that came up during a winter of protein bars, but while I crave them, I almost immediately remember how long they lasted -- not much. And the craving goes away. I'm certainly doing better than I was then. Now I'm fussy, too. Can't do chicken at all. I think the kind of chicken I can get until the farmer's market opens is only edible when battered, fried, and dipped in an over-flavored sauce. |
[QUOTE]And now, the "No artificial flavors" on the new package means the contents are worse, not better.[B]
I'm not aware of what products you're talking about, but have to wonder what's been changed. The only thing I've noticed (so far) with the no artificial flavors/no artificial colors type of thing is the use of flavors and colors derived from vegetables or fruits, although there may be slightly different additives in some of them... probably because the natural versions of flavors and colors need something to help stabilize them longer, whereas the artificial colors and flavors were stable without those ingredients. (and I often stand there in the aisle at the grocery store googling for ingredient names on my phone to find out what they really are) But the claim of all natural colors and flavors sells. |
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That's a great insight, Calianna. And your theory works for me. I'll tell him.
He's moved from cake all the way to popcorn. I banned the microwave stuff so he gets the occasional bag of the cheese flavor. He's off his blood pressure meds. Lost a lot of weight. I'm a jump in at the deep end person, but gradual seems to work for him best. |
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I have a great example for you.😁 Dr's Ede & Chaffee Your brain needs meat. https://youtube.com/watch?v=vSCiATw...GgSz3i5YKLmU7CG They talk about using vegetables as the base for snacks. From WHO: Quote:
Dr. Chaffee said the safe amount on the chip bag is ONE serving. But there is no warning on the bag. And how many people even know how much a serving IS? |
The healthiest choice is to choose real foods that don't come in boxes, bags or cans with nutrition labels.
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