Comments on: Quack Word #39: ‘Superfood’ http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/02/quack-word-39-superfood.html Experiments and Thoughts on Quackery, Health Beliefs and Pseudoscience Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:47:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mason Taylor http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/02/quack-word-39-superfood.html#comment-16811 Mason Taylor Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:32:19 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/02/quack-word-39-superfood.html#comment-16811 If you don't like them, don't eat them. There is marketing hype around the word, always will be, but there is massive dietary hype around the "well balanced diet". Don't act as if its confined to the superfood loving community. At the heart of the raw, superfoods loving community though is a passion for amazing health and happiness. If you are a person with a genuine drive towards good health, great, your my friend and ally as I see it. Superfoods play an amzing role in my journey and they make me happy, and they act as a fun way for people to shift towards a healthier lifestyle. Stop complaining, see the possitive. You won't have a deep and meaningful influence on people's lives if you can't see the beauty before you see the negative. In Superfood Given Health, Mason If you don’t like them, don’t eat them. There is marketing hype around the word, always will be, but there is massive dietary hype around the “well balanced diet”. Don’t act as if its confined to the superfood loving community.
At the heart of the raw, superfoods loving community though is a passion for amazing health and happiness.
If you are a person with a genuine drive towards good health, great, your my friend and ally as I see it. Superfoods play an amzing role in my journey and they make me happy, and they act as a fun way for people to shift towards a healthier lifestyle.

Stop complaining, see the possitive. You won’t have a deep and meaningful influence on people’s lives if you can’t see the beauty before you see the negative.

In Superfood Given Health,

Mason

]]> By: Shinga http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/02/quack-word-39-superfood.html#comment-4935 Shinga Tue, 15 May 2007 00:25:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/02/quack-word-39-superfood.html#comment-4935 Rats - have I just boosted <a HREF="http://www.holfordwatch.info/" REL="nofollow" rel="nofollow"><i>Holford Watch</i></a> up the Quackometer by my ill-considered coverage of the <a HREF="http://www.holfordwatch.info/2007/05/do-superfoods-have-super-powers-or-is.html" REL="nofollow" rel="nofollow">superfood issue</a>? By the by - extraordinary conconcordance between your piece and the <a HREF="http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2078555,00.html" REL="nofollow" rel="nofollow"><i>Observer superfood debunk</i></a> article...<br/><br/>Who says bloggers are parasitical on mainstream media?<br/><br/>Regards - Shinga Rats – have I just boosted Holford Watch up the Quackometer by my ill-considered coverage of the superfood issue? By the by – extraordinary conconcordance between your piece and the Observer superfood debunk article…

Who says bloggers are parasitical on mainstream media?

Regards – Shinga

]]> By: Le Canard Noir http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/02/quack-word-39-superfood.html#comment-4851 Le Canard Noir Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:03:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/02/quack-word-39-superfood.html#comment-4851 Ah, Anonymous gain... <br/><br/>Lots of long words, but it is quite simple. When there is good evidence for the existence f a superfood, inwhatever form that may take, I will be chiming the church bells, but until then... Ah, Anonymous gain…

Lots of long words, but it is quite simple. When there is good evidence for the existence f a superfood, inwhatever form that may take, I will be chiming the church bells, but until then…

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/02/quack-word-39-superfood.html#comment-4847 Anonymous Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:08:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/02/quack-word-39-superfood.html#comment-4847 Superfoods contain bioactive substances (not necessarily classic nutrients) which can modulate DNA damage and repair (one-step, base-excision, nucleotide excision, recombination)and modulate the epigenome (histone modification). Way beyond simple ORAC capacity. But many dietary chemicals remain to be identified and its far too early to be giving advice much beyond variety in colours of whole foods. But exciting times ahead...don't belittle superfoods too soon. So EAT FOOD, NOT TOO MUCH, MOSTLY PLANTS Superfoods contain bioactive substances (not necessarily classic nutrients) which can modulate DNA damage and repair (one-step, base-excision, nucleotide excision, recombination)and modulate the epigenome (histone modification). Way beyond simple ORAC capacity. But many dietary chemicals remain to be identified and its far too early to be giving advice much beyond variety in colours of whole foods. But exciting times ahead…don’t belittle superfoods too soon. So EAT FOOD, NOT TOO MUCH, MOSTLY PLANTS

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/02/quack-word-39-superfood.html#comment-4802 Anonymous Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:49:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/02/quack-word-39-superfood.html#comment-4802 Well done son! My relationship with my biological father has just taken a nosedive off the edge of the planet due to his love of all things that rate high on your Quackometer. I'm actually relieved, I no longer am subject to hours of drivel about the benefit of "superfoods", how if I just zapped myself I could get rid of the parasites/flukes/worms??? (who knows) which are the underlying cause of my MS. Ah, thanks but no thanks, I think I'll rely on my neurologist who has studied medicine for about a hundred years. I think my brain and spinal cord are better off in her hands. The latest on my sperm donor's list of "medical devices" - the good old aqua detox. This one's great! I've studied electronic engineering and "It's as simple as electrolysis people". WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE NUTBAGS??? Well done son! My relationship with my biological father has just taken a nosedive off the edge of the planet due to his love of all things that rate high on your Quackometer. I’m actually relieved, I no longer am subject to hours of drivel about the benefit of “superfoods”, how if I just zapped myself I could get rid of the parasites/flukes/worms??? (who knows) which are the underlying cause of my MS. Ah, thanks but no thanks, I think I’ll rely on my neurologist who has studied medicine for about a hundred years. I think my brain and spinal cord are better off in her hands. The latest on my sperm donor’s list of “medical devices” – the good old aqua detox. This one’s great! I’ve studied electronic engineering and “It’s as simple as electrolysis people”. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE NUTBAGS???

]]> By: Maggie http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/02/quack-word-39-superfood.html#comment-4779 Maggie Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:43:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/02/quack-word-39-superfood.html#comment-4779 Wow, just found your blog and amazingly useful Quackometer - I even managed to get a No 1 on the Quackiest pages. :-)<br/><br/>today's quackiest pages...<br/><br/> * 1. About Us...<br/> http://www.reverse-therapy.co<br/> view page analyse (10 Canards)<br/><br/>Thank you! :-) I will be using the Quackometer a lot I suspect. Wow, just found your blog and amazingly useful Quackometer – I even managed to get a No 1 on the Quackiest pages. :-)

today’s quackiest pages…

* 1. About Us…
http://www.reverse-therapy.co
view page analyse (10 Canards)

Thank you! :-) I will be using the Quackometer a lot I suspect.

]]> By: Le Canard Noir http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/02/quack-word-39-superfood.html#comment-4771 Le Canard Noir Mon, 05 Feb 2007 23:27:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/02/quack-word-39-superfood.html#comment-4771 Excellent follow up read...<br /><br /><b>Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.</b><br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/magazine/28nutritionism.t.html?ei=5087%0A&em=&en=569990bc320eb828&ex=1170824400&pagewanted=all Excellent follow up read…

Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/magazine/28nutritionism.t.html?ei=5087&em=&en=569990bc320eb828&ex=1170824400&pagewanted=all

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2007/02/quack-word-39-superfood.html#comment-4770 Anonymous Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:44:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2007/02/quack-word-39-superfood.html#comment-4770 Really enjoyed your blog on this issue. I heard the discussion on Weekend Woman's Hour and was horrified at how much rubbish the so-called 'nutritionalist' was allowed to get away with. I agree that finally the presenter tried to give a false impression of concensus. This was very dangerous and helped no one without enough scientific knowledge to realise almost everything the 'Suzi woman' said was utter drivel. She should try her 'live superfoods" in acid at pH 1 or 2 and see what the stomach does to them during digestion. Really enjoyed your blog on this issue. I heard the discussion on Weekend Woman’s Hour and was horrified at how much rubbish the so-called ‘nutritionalist’ was allowed to get away with. I agree that finally the presenter tried to give a false impression of concensus. This was very dangerous and helped no one without enough scientific knowledge to realise almost everything the ‘Suzi woman’ said was utter drivel. She should try her ‘live superfoods” in acid at pH 1 or 2 and see what the stomach does to them during digestion.

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