For the Love of Food

Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup. 

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This week smash the patriarchy with vegetables, “overfat” is the new “overweight,” and why cows are eating Skittles. 

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Links of the week

• Unintended Consequences, Special Interests, Sugar, and a View from the Clinical Trenches <<If you read one thing about nutrition this week make it this. The press has been drooling over Gary Taubes’ anti-sugar doctrine for weeks now, and while I agree sugar is a big problem I think Taubes misses the even bigger picture. Yoni Freedhoff articulates it perfectly here. (Cato Unbound)
• Thousands of Skittles end up on an icy road. But that’s not the surprising part <<Corn got too expensive (LOL – it’s so cheap) so cattle farmers are feeding Skittles to their livestock. I’ll give you two guesses about the second ingredient in Skittles. Your tax dollars at work, ladies and gentleman. (CNN)
• Is meat manly? How society pressures us to make gendered food choices. <<Smash the patriarchy with vegetables! Seriously though, an excellent example of how limiting beliefs can make you less healthy. (Washington Post)
• Why It May Be Counterproductive to Say ‘Overweight’ <<Some scientists want us to start saying “overfat.” It’s not a terrible argument. (The Atlantic)
• A weight-loss expert changes his tune: Focus on enjoyment, not perfection <<Because what you actually do is far more important than anything you intended to do but didn’t. Yoni crushing it again. (Washington Post)
• 4 Ways to Harness Mindfulness for Health Goals <<A more in depth look at some of the benefits of mindfulness. If you’re interested, the Mindful Meal Challenge is a great way to get started. (Mark’s Daily Apple)
• High-Sugar Diet Makes Flies Drop Like…Flies <<There really is something bad about eating a lot of sugar. For all the debate, that is certainly worth remembering. (Scientific American)
• Obesity is barely covered in medical students’ licensing exam <<FYI. Your doctor probably doesn’t know everything. (ScienceDaily)
• Are Probiotic Foods a Waste of Time? <<Solid primer and probiotics and prebiotics if you’re new to the subject. (Quick and Dirty Tips)
• Farro with Mushrooms and Bacon <<I’m definitely making this tonight. (David Lebovitz)

What inspired you this week?