[...] Eating in line with how our ancestors for millions of years evolved is pretty commonsensical, but, sad to say, there are quite a few vested interests wishing to keep a stranglehold on the food supply. A handful of firms control the grain market of the US, so we can only guess the lobbying power they wield. But even more damaging to human knowledge is the fact big food companies so often fund supposedly scientific studies. So what results is a horrible conglomeration of inductive reasoning, poorly controlled studies, and government influence. For more about the terrible effects of government-funded science, please listen to Bill Butos’ great lecture. [...]
[...] Eating in line with how our ancestors for millions of years evolved is pretty commonsensical, but, sad to say, there are quite a few vested interests wishing to keep a stranglehold on the food supply. A handful of firms control the grain market of the US, so we can only guess the lobbying power they wield. But even more damaging to human knowledge is the fact big food companies so often fund supposedly scientific studies. So what results is a horrible conglomeration of inductive reasoning, poorly controlled studies, and government influence. For more about the terrible effects of government-funded science, please listen to Bill Butos’ great lecture. [...]
30 May 2010 at 2:35 pm