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If there's any justice in the world, these pricks will be next to the wall, right after we've settled the bent politicians, robber-baron crony capitalists and tabloid journalists. Fat is bad for you. Right? Wrong. Vitamin supplements are good for you. Right? Wrong. It's good to cut carbs out of your diet completely. Right? Wrong. Some foods are slimming. Right? Ed Miliband wrong (and that's about as wrong as you can get).
Healthy living is a very simple. Eat a balanced diet of fresh food with lots of fruit and vegetables. Eat in moderation. Take regular exercise. Don't smoke. Drink in moderation. Stay hydrated. Done.
The trouble is, nutritionists have convinced us that their brand of bullshit 'science' can improve on this winning formula so that you, the corpulent, lazy, over-indulged consumer, can chuck as much intemperate crap into your system as you like and then cough up money to avoid paying the physical consequences. It doesn't work like that. How it does work is garbage-in-garbage-out, which usually manifests itself as several kilos of ugly fat nestling in your very efficient subcutaneous stores, cirrhosis of the liver and the resting pulse rate of a terrified gerbil.
If you want a rough idea of how dangerously way off-beam these shysters are, have a look at this rather superb Which? magazine sting. Or better still, have a read of Michael Pollan's 'In Defence of Food' and see how confident you feel about the nutritionists' advice after that. Maybe you can discuss it with your Reiki healer. Your aura can only benefit.
What we need is the voice of the state registered dietician. Dieticians are awesome. I love dieticians.
ReplyDeleteEspecially when that dietician could cut your balls off while you sleep.
ReplyDeleteJust to be clear, that is not generally part of their professional service.
ReplyDeleteOh, like you know what that is all of a sudden!
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