If you read only one thing today….
….it’s this on the jockeying for new nutrition guidelines. And if time is limited read the last paragraph.
Or if it’s really limited, here’s the last paragraph:
There’s no shortage of lessons here, well beyond this food fight. Even when everyone’s intentions are good, politics can get in the way of science. Scientists are not immune to fads and groupthink just because they claim to speak for science. Special interests work the refs, but the refs often have an agenda as well. Winners of policy fights hate to lose — or admit they’re wrong. And people who shout about a settled consensus are often only shouting to drown out those who might disagree.
I’ve always been embarrassed that my journalism degree was a Master of Science. But at least the first reporting class at Northwestern taught me how fallible journalist’s were. All “scientists” should have been required to take that course.
Now, here’s the whole article: