Jess Brooks
Science and Innovation
1 min readAug 9, 2014

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“The Questionable Link Between Saturated Fat and Heart Disease”

“Instead of meat, eggs and cheese, we’re eating more pasta, grains, fruit and starchy vegetables such as potatoes. Even seemingly healthy low-fat foods, such as yogurt, are stealth carb-delivery systems, since removing the fat often requires the addition of fillers to make up for lost texture — and these are usually carbohydrate-based."
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303678404579533760760481486?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303678404579533760760481486.html

The piece about brain chemistry I am a little skeptical of, but otherwise informative and useful for navigating health claims. Also, an interesting case study in how something that sounds true can become a societally-held truth

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Jess Brooks
Science and Innovation

A collection blog of all the things I am reading and thinking about; OR, my attempt to answer my internal FAQs.