No it isn’t. The advice on nutrition is abundantly clear and has been for a long time: eat food, mostly plants, not too much.

That science has pushed GRAS as “food” is abysmal. Lots of you have just been punked.

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mjdv 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> eat food, mostly plants, not too much.

If the state of physics was "stuff falls, heat sticks around, light goes fast" I think it'd be fair to describe that as "abysmal".

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toasty228 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Something being simple doesn't mean it's incomplete or wrong.

Health/nutrition is a spectrum but no one will tell you to eat a bag of chips a day and rinse your mouth with coke

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jsharpe 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Of course it's incomplete. Any explanation of nutrition that doesn't include mention of at least calories, macronutrients and micronutrients isn't useful for understanding what's actually going on or being able to make an effective nutrition plan.

	▲	toasty228 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		There are hundreds and hundreds of studies linking ultra processed food to all kind of health issues, and not a single one linking ultra processed food to any kind of benefits, not a single one praising their nutritious values. The only benefits ever listed are shelf life, convenience, better margins for the producers, etc.

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Arkhaine_kupo an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

The state of physics for most human bodies is "avoid things that are too hot/cold, electricity and heavy things requiere more energy to move, things fall when thrown up"

With those kind of basic ideas you can mostly survive and figure your way around. No one needs to check spin on electrons when living their day to day. Or the mass of a neutron star versus a blackhole

Similarly, nutrition science can be extremely specific about gut microbiome compositions and its effect in regulating specific hormones and so on. But most humans just need the guidelines of dont over eat, have mostly fish/legumes and veggies and be active (strength training and regular walks) to have a healthy life.

no one needs to know the exact frequency and voltage of your plug to be taught to not stick your giners on the wall, and no one needs to know the exact victamin C and iron content of spinach to know its healthier than ultraprocessed chips

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liveoneggs 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

that's a quote from a journalist so it really drives home the point

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groundzeros2015 an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Why plants?