Nutrition science has historically been hot garbage

Just look at our old food pyramid. 5 servings of grain per day, and only 2 servings of meat/fish/nuts/eggs? That's insane. But it's what many medical professionals were taught, and many are still stuck in the "calories in, calories out" and "fat is bad" mindset.

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That's because there is no such thing as a food study. - Papa November 2018-12-12 10:18:11
Not to be mean but the student selection - ShillelaghHugger 2018-12-11 16:28:07
When I was a lad my mom had the cook book "Living the high.. - Nitschke 2018-12-11 15:54:44
How is "calories in, calories out" wrong? - grnd 2018-12-11 15:37:58
- It's not. - KeoughCharles05 2018-12-12 17:03:51
- It's not. - starburns 2018-12-12 02:55:59
  - I think you're oversimplifying it - jreednd 2018-12-13 10:59:18
- It depends on the level of analysis. - Mark_It_Zero 2018-12-11 16:12:28
- At a fundamental level it's true, but not as people use it. - manofdillon 2018-12-11 16:06:47
  - Totally agree with this. * - grnd 2018-12-11 16:19:46
    - I completely disagree. - starburns 2018-12-12 02:59:57
      - Both viewpoints are correct; they address different things. - grnd 2018-12-12 08:53:42
        I think we're confusing two different things. - starburns 2018-12-13 04:26:42
- "You can't outrun your fork." - Revue Party 2018-12-11 15:51:16
  - Most people dramatically overestimate the calories they burn - starburns 2018-12-12 02:58:19
  - Think about how easy it is to eat or drink 500 calories. - Bruno95 2018-12-11 21:28:07
  - This is my experience, too. - PWK2 2018-12-11 17:15:13
  - I agree with this. - Dutch 2018-12-11 16:13:45
- think fuel - cujaysfan 2018-12-11 15:47:53
  - I do get that, which why I said that not all calories are - grnd 2018-12-11 15:55:11
    - I'm oversimplifying.. - wcnitz 2018-12-11 16:03:10
      - You lost weight because you ate fewer calories. - starburns 2018-12-12 02:57:15
        Except I didn't - wcnitz 2018-12-12 08:26:31
        That doesn't mean you ate more calories. - starburns 2018-12-13 04:29:45
  - Everybody's different. However, i have heard out bodies - Nitschke 2018-12-11 15:53:07