These outlandish statements make so much noise that drown out the more nuanced messages about how diet truly affects well-being. “What we know about diet and health is so solid in the form of dietary patterns,” said Katz. Overall dietary patterns are what matters for health, not any single ingredient or compound — but there is profit in misrepresenting that fact. He recently had a patient who wanted to start drinking hibiscus tea instead of taking his prescribed blood pressure medication. As Nestle put it, “Food is one of life’s greatest pleasures, and one you get to enjoy several times a day.”

Source: Washington Post April 03, 2019 11:03 UTC