Really. You mean tea is good for you?!! No sh-t!And all this time I thought my grandmother was some sort of a "self-destruction junkie" when I saw her brewing a pot of lemon zinger tea...
Who the hell needs a friggin' study to tell them that tea is good for you? I never recall this being an issue. I just figured everything I'd seen that worked for our older generations and the generations before them... was probably going to work for us too.
But, apparently, all nutrition is up for grabs until some research grant produces the latest and greatest verdict. Like that whole eggs debacle several years back - news came out saying they were full of cholesterol, and that's bad. Then the cholesterol was declared not as harmful as suspected and now they're good. But then the warning was made that you should practice moderation with eggs in you diet... and all you wanted was an omelet.
Why do we need this news?
These "doctor nutritionists"- we don't need. It doesn't takes a "study" to tell you that bacon isn't as healthy as salmon filets, or that hamburgers aren't as healthy as a chicken breast.
The only thing these nutritionists do is justify our dietary whims. If I really like chicken wings, for example, all I need to do is wait for the quackjob that comes out with evidence of reduced cancer linked with buffalo wings. Presto! Instant rationalization. You like pasta? Find the right articles, and you too can feel justified hearing the good news you we waiting for.
Common freakin' sense
For the rest of us, for Christsakes, if a diet fad or tidbit sounds like you're cheating nutrition, you probably are. Why do you think eating sausage links and steaks for every meal of the day doesn't work in the long run? You can't cheat nutrition. Sorry pal. Not happening.
And, if your mom tells you something she found out from her mom, and from her mom before that,... no scientist shouldn't derail that wisdom. There's a reason your ancestors lived fuller lives and with less complications than we do today, and it's not because they started drinking chamomile tea 6 times a day because of some Ivy League food study.
But, apparently, all nutrition is up for grabs until some research grant produces the latest and greatest verdict. Like that whole eggs debacle several years back - news came out saying they were full of cholesterol, and that's bad. Then the cholesterol was declared not as harmful as suspected and now they're good. But then the warning was made that you should practice moderation with eggs in you diet... and all you wanted was an omelet.