The Truth About Nutrition Science: Is The Government Getting it Wrong?
Is nutrition research getting the support it needs to inform public health policy?
Despite the rise in chronic diseases related to lifestyle factors like diet, nutrition research only receives $2.2 billion of the $30 billion NIH budget.
At first glance, this may seem like a lot of money, but its utilization is spread thin, and, as Dr. David Ludwig and Gary Taubes highlight in this interview, it’s primarily used to fund misleading short term trials that confirm existing nutrition biases.
However, if we want to actually address the chronic disease epidemic, we must increase the resources…
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