There is nothing inherently wrong with carbohydrates, in fact, low-carbohydrate diets can lead to malnutrition, constipation, enervation and vulnerability to chronic illness. But when we change the makeup of naturally-found carbohydrates, a healthy and natural food source is converted into something quite different. Simple carbohydrates, […]
In 1900 the average yearly consumption of sugar was 5lbs per person, a figure which sky-rocketed to 150lbs by 2000. In the last decade, consumption has increased a further 23%. Where sugar was once used sparingly, sugar has found its way into almost every processed […]
In Crowding Out, Part One, Ashton Miles starts taking a look at the difficulty we face when navigating the ever-changing seas of nutritional data It is relatively recent in the history of our species that we come to have experts telling us what we should […]
