A major concern with the incline of nutritionism in modern food systems is that there has been a perpetual shift in the science behind dietary guidelines, specifically within the last century as fads arose in Western cultures. Additionally, the assertion that food is more than just the sum of its parts in Pollan\u2019s writing exemplifies the criticality of our own understandings of how food affects humanity and works in conjunction with the idea that interdependence among systems is relevant to the understanding of systematic behaviors. The fact of the matter is that while humans are \u201cmachines\u201d, we cannot be pumped full of a fool-proof, quantifiable amount of any given nutrient or chemical to keep us alive\/healthy and are also a part of a living system that is a subset to greater systems, which should be acknowledged, with us being able to adapt easily in response to variables which effect the efficiency of their behaviors, for which there are little controls.<\/p>\n
In his section on defining and understanding nutritionism at its roots, he states, \u201cSpeak no more of foods, only nutrients,\u201d a reference to the mindful diction provided by the FDA following the exposure of studies with claims that too much of \u2018X\u2019 product would potentially lead to \u2018Y\u2019 disease. Here, the capitalist propaganda of our contemporary food culture was birthed and general acceptance towards scientific studies and their claims began to show dominance as a way of compromising with distributors.<\/p>\n
In plainer terms, for matters of fulfillment, you are to eat what provides the most nutrients, while hastily disavowing the actual benefits of real foods if they lack proper sustenance as dictated by governing groups acting as marionettes to greedy marketers. And although this knowledge, this sheer corruption, has been unveiled and made known to an increasing number of concerned individuals, there is little to do with changing a nation-wide mindset revolved around nutritionism. The deception lies in the hands of businesses that profit off the endless suffering of the people it claims to help: the disturbing cost of connectivity among systems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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