Eating Healthy Options

[Hartmann]

I just finished "In Defense of Food" by Michael Pollan. He basically rips apart the idea of "nutrionism" pointing out that things like omega-3 pills are nowhere close to as good for you as just eating fish. How beta-carotene pills that were touted to prevent cancer actually cause it.

His whole point is that if we eat food we should eat mostly plants and not too much. He cites the French, the Italians, the Japanese and how their diets are completely different from each other but they're still healthier than us.

[impala454]

That'd be cool... I am just curious to see something like: "This study found that when you see X chemical on the label, it is added for Y reason, and Z is what it does to your body that's negative in ____ amount"

Sodium content RDA... eh.. I suppose it makes sense for a "normal" person. Looking at the pdf from the people who make the RDA (here), it's actually even less than that... The recommended daily amount is 1,500mg, and the "tolerable upper intake levels" is 2,300mg. Sounds a little hokey if you ask me, but I digress. 1/3 of a tsp difference between recommended and tolerable?