For The Love of Food
Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup.
This week wheat vs gluten, the truth about alkaline diets, and the surprising importance of iodine.
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Links of the Week
- Fitness crazed <<“The science of muscle confusion, in other words, looks a lot like the marketing tradecraft of client confusion.” This is so good. (NY Times)
- not again. the lack of nuance in the discussion of gluten-free is infuriating and wrong <<No matter what your opinion on gluten-free eating, you should read this smart and thoughtful piece by Shauna Ahern. (Gluten Free Girl)
- Dear Mark: Does Dietary Acid/Base Balance Matter? <<I don’t usually comment on the acid/base (aka alkaline) diet hypothesis, because it isn’t supported by science, but if you’d like to see a review of the lack of evidence this is a decent one. (Mark’s Daily Apple)
- Industry-Packaged School Breakfasts: Better for Kids Than Nothing?<< You’d be surprised what will make the cut. (Civil Eats)
- Cheaper Food May Be Fueling U.S. Obesity Epidemic <<Seems that time and availability of fresh foods aren’t the culprits. More likely to be cheap sugars and starches. Surprised? (Medline)
- New Report Recommends Iodine During Pregnancy, Breast-Feeding <<Interesting new research on the importance of iodine. I get enough by eating seaweed, how about you? (Wall Street Journal)
- SURPRISING ROUTE TO WEIGHT LOSS SUCCESS <<Paying more attention to your weekday habits may help with weight loss and maintenance. (Dr. Weil)
- CHARD + LEEK FRITTATA <<I’m a big fan of frittatas because they are simple, elegant and delicious. Yum! (Sprouted Kitchen)
What inspired you this week?