We like the idea that food can be the answer to our ills, that if we eat nutritious foods we won’t need medicine or supplements. We have valued this notion for a long, long time. The Greek physician Hippocrates proclaimed nearly 2,500 years ago: ‘Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.
Tuesday, May 28th, 2013
Breeding the Nutrition Out of Our Food
Author: JO ROBINSON
Source: The New York Times
Publication Date: 25-May-13
Link: Breeding the Nutrition Out of Our Food
Source: The New York Times
Publication Date: 25-May-13
Link: Breeding the Nutrition Out of Our Food
Stephan: Yet another aspect of our failing food system and, once again, it comes down to putting profit ahead of wellness.
Jo Robinson is the author of the forthcoming book 'Eating on the Wild Side: The Missing Link to Optimum Health.
