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Diet, Health and the Wisdom of Crowds - funny talk by Tom Naughton

nvmomketo
nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
edited December 2024 in Social Groups
REALLY funny video by Tom Naughton. If you don't know him, first watch Supersize Me, then Fathead Movie (as to why the supersize me movie was *kitten*), and then watch this talk by him. Or just watch this talk...So funny!

https://youtu.be/GDlF-z_x7vc

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  • camtosh
    camtosh Posts: 898 Member
    Thanks for that link. He has a new movie coming out for kids, too. He's making the podcast rounds lately. http://www.fathead-movie.com/index.php/fat-head-kids-club/
  • FIT_Goat
    FIT_Goat Posts: 4,227 Member
    So entertaining as always. I really do enjoy hearing his stuff.
  • Fivepts
    Fivepts Posts: 517 Member
    Fascinating. I wish I could have shared this with my grandfather who was deceived by doctors for years and ended up with diabetes etc.
  • tcunbeliever
    tcunbeliever Posts: 8,219 Member
    USDA is mostly farmers, not doctors...the guidelines are based on what we produce as a nation, not what the human body should eat.
  • KarlaYP
    KarlaYP Posts: 4,436 Member
    He is so good with his presentation of information! I do wish everyone could see this, as well as his other productions, and learn about the deception from the experts! As a nurse I see the results of their advice all the time!
  • MyriiStorm
    MyriiStorm Posts: 609 Member
    That was freaking hilarious!

    And insightful and inspiring. I love it when he says his goal is not to change the dietary advice that the USDA is giving people, but rather to get people to stop listening to it. I realized recently that I take for granted that the information about what constitutes a healthy diet is so readily available that everyone should know it. Two of my co-workers were talking about avoiding fat in their diets, and I had to remember that not everyone seeks out the "wisdom of crowds" these days, and instead still looks to the "anointed" for their advice. It was all I could do to bite my tongue and not yell, "EAT THE BUTTER!!!"
  • KarlaYP
    KarlaYP Posts: 4,436 Member
    I know @MyriiStorm I have to bite my tongue a lot too! It’s so sad but people have to figure this out for themselves! It can’t be forced on them!! They just won’t listen!! I’ve tried!!
  • gwendyprism
    gwendyprism Posts: 222 Member
    I've seen that before. Vary funny. Loved it.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    edited February 2019
    His take on the EAT Lancet article...
    http://www.fathead-movie.com/index.php/2019/01/28/eat-me-lancet-these-people-are-a-perfect-example-of-the-anointed

    I get annoyed by that article and the Lancet because they have published stuff that shows that a diet like that is not healthy. And then my government makes a new food guide almost along the same lines. .. bah, nutrition science drives me crazy, so I like his more light hearted take on things.
  • KarlaYP
    KarlaYP Posts: 4,436 Member
    I get annoyed with those types of articles too! So tired of these rich vegan types trying to tell me how I should eat!
  • swezeytba
    swezeytba Posts: 624 Member
    Love it! Entertaining but also informative and spot on!
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