It’s a good article, but I have the following criticism (i’m not the biggest expert, but I’m a biochemist):
- many of these myths are things I’ve never heard before. I’m wondering how prevalent some of these really are.
- some of these seem to be targeted towards uncharitable interpretations of ideas that could be explained more carefully
- there are much more prevalent popular myths that are not mentioned.
- I disagree about their take on how new of a field of research this is. I think they’re not taking big enough of a step back. I would say without hesitation that the field of nutrition, as a science, is VERY young. And yet it predates the study of the microbiome by a generous margin. I think this is a matter of perspective.
- many of these myths are things I’ve never heard before. I’m wondering how prevalent some of these really are.
- some of these seem to be targeted towards uncharitable interpretations of ideas that could be explained more carefully
- there are much more prevalent popular myths that are not mentioned.
- I disagree about their take on how new of a field of research this is. I think they’re not taking big enough of a step back. I would say without hesitation that the field of nutrition, as a science, is VERY young. And yet it predates the study of the microbiome by a generous margin. I think this is a matter of perspective.