> It's difficult to understand why anyone would ever pay any attention to nutrition "science"
It's easy to understand, actually (I take your statement literally).
Being in shape is not rocket science: you eat clean, you do sports, and you're done. Although that sounds ambiguous, everybody does know what clean food is, and what sports mean (ahem, walking doesn't count).
The thing is that it's a damn hard lifestyle, if one doesn't have the right mindset/(self)education/upbring.
Nutrition "science" is nothing else that a stream of silver bullets, which are easy to apply (avoid this, avoid that), so the public wants to believe in it, because it makes life much easier.
It's obviously a deception; but truth isn't the point - feeling good about the idea is.
> The thing is that it's a damn hard lifestyle, if one doesn't have the right mindset/(self)education/upbring.
And budget. To do properly requires a pretty good budget for good quality protein sources, vegetables, etc.
> Although that sounds ambiguous, everybody does know what clean food is
Not at all. You project too much. Many people truly believe that healthy food is what the supermarkets & TV tell you is healthy. The popularity of the "NutriBullet" is proof alone - "turn any food into a super food"... Uhh huh.
It's easy to understand, actually (I take your statement literally).
Being in shape is not rocket science: you eat clean, you do sports, and you're done. Although that sounds ambiguous, everybody does know what clean food is, and what sports mean (ahem, walking doesn't count).
The thing is that it's a damn hard lifestyle, if one doesn't have the right mindset/(self)education/upbring. Nutrition "science" is nothing else that a stream of silver bullets, which are easy to apply (avoid this, avoid that), so the public wants to believe in it, because it makes life much easier.
It's obviously a deception; but truth isn't the point - feeling good about the idea is.