Natural Disasters, Corporate Nutrition and the Confusopoly of Diet
The louder a food screams ‘natural’ or ‘healthy’ at you, the further you should run. That is the somewhat counter-intuitive message of Michael Pollan’s essay, […]
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Dr Ann Walker and Her Neanderthal Theories
In this story, a supplement industry spokesperson resorts to Creationist ‘Science’ for their evidence to support the ‘crucial’ nature of supplement pills, shows how we […]
The Depths of Ms McKeith’s Anti-Science
It’s been a bad week for Gillian. The anti-quackery blogging brigade have been partaking in bouts of the great British pastime of uncontrolled Schadenfreude (why […]
Quack Word #39: ‘Superfood’
Regular listeners to BBC Radio 4’s Womans‘ Hour will have recently heard nutritionist Suzi Grant extolling the virtues of so-called superfoods. Quackery, I say. But […]
Who the hell has got it in for Dax Moy?
Happy new year to you all. I’ve been off for my Christmas break and I am now attending to my post bag and I thought […]
Quack Word #16: ‘Nutritionist’
A regular comment to me is to ask “why have I got it in for Nutritionists?” Surely, these are dedicated health professionals who do wonders […]
Dr Wendy Denning: Diat Doktor [sic]
UPDATE 8th February 2007 Well, six months after first posting this entry, the complementary IT team at Dr Wendy’s support organisation have made a few […]
The Mineral-Depleted Food Scandal
The news (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) has been full of reports about how our food in Britain is becoming less nutritious and that it […]