And my pick for the most factual, scientifically oriented nutrition book I have ever read is called “Eat Drink and Be Healthy” - the Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating. I am not going to review it here, rather leave it to you to read the reviews etc. and make up your own minds.
I agree, sort of. :~) I am 57 years old, 5’10", 145#, 5% body fat. I do not eat at McD’s. However If someone would pay the bill I am willing to bet that I can eat at McD’s for 30 days without those results. I can eat their salads with no dressings. Their grilled chicken breast plain, etc. I do not have any affiliation with McD’s or any other fast food chain, I am a vegetarian too. But I believe the person is to blame not the restaurant.
I agree, but the point of this post was to alert people to an excellent scientifically-based nutrition resource (the book Eat, Drink and Be Healthy) The online article mentions McD’s a bit - but I would not dwell on McDonlads too much. The important thing is to read and understand the science, it’s recommendations and limitations. Besides, I just find this stuff interesting.
HOWEVER… see the movie, “Supersize Me”, and I think you will see that not everything is so ‘black and white’. Advertising, propaganda, and culture play an immense role in how we tribal humans are wired and in how we behave. Without summarizing the entire message, I think the film shows in a very compelling way, that while as individuals we indeed have a lot of personal responsibility, as a group and as a civilization, something else entirely is happening.
Plus, if you see the movie, you will have some great laughs.
I listened to that book on Audible while doing a long Computrainer ride. Great listen.
I agree in part with Larry because it has become an ENORMOUS battle to fight the fast food industry. We are inundated with messages from every direction and our life style is very conducive to an eat and run approach. On a personal level we can do a lot, but is there such a thing as CORPORATE RSPOSNSIBILITY? If we are to be responsible as individuals, why does it not follow that corporations should do likewise? (Isn’t this a big notion in Japan, for instance?) I think the movie and Fast Food Nation make this point in spades.
No, it isn’t black and white and since we are a nation of salesmen, how can it be bad to sell more cheeseburgers? You gotta’ admire guys like Ray Kroc even if you don’t like what he’s done to “cuisine”. LOL!
You gotta’ admire guys like Ray Kroc even if you don’t like what he’s done to “cuisine”. LOL!