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New Nutrition Series: What's the Deal?by Dahlia Rimmon, Food Blogger
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Nutrition Misinformation: an introduction
Hi, it's me again, Dahlia, the nutrition student and smoothie lover who shared this delicious Green Smoothie recipe in my first post last week! I'm back this week to talk about something I encounter every day as a working woman in the nutrition world and to hopefully clear up a lot of confusion and misinformation that seems to be floating around out there lately.
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For sure, it's very easy to be confused and frustrated with the overwhelming and contradictory amount of nutrition information or misinformation that appears in the news and media. One day you will read an article that claims coffee is bad for you and the next day a story is published proclaiming coffee will make you live longer. Does chocolate give you acne? Do carbs make you fat? And on and on...
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What's the Deal?
Let me start off by saying nutrition science is a relatively new and young field. Therefore, compared to other sciences, many things are unknown or just plain theory. Consequently, it is easy for mere speculations to quickly turn into health dogma. Which happens to spread like crazy.
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Here's where I come in.
I hope to use this ongoing "What's the Deal" column to guide you away from nutrition misinformation and perhaps debunk a few myths along the way. Using reputable and evidence-based sources and research, my aim is to help you filter out the nonsense.
You may be asking, why me? Why should you trust my information more than other resources you may find on the web? While nutrition is a young science, it is a science I have been exposed to practically my whole life. My mother is a registered dietician and began leading my family by example, which propelled me to start my own work in nutrition. Currently I am pursuing a graduate degree in nutrition and a dietetic internship at California State University, Long Beach.
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My goal is to be a registered dietician so I can further understanding of foods' effects on the body, teach others to manage their medical conditions impacted by food, and empower others to form healthy relationships with food. Simply put: I am studying nutrition so I may become a trustworthy source of knowledge and information as a professional in the short-term future.
In conclusion, don't automatically believe and accept as fact everything you hear or read about in this realm. Instead, I invite you to explore nutrition, question myths, and ask lots of questions!!!
PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT - I'd love to know what's on your mind and hear your suggestions for future Nutrition columns.
Blessings and Love,
Dahlia
In conclusion, don't automatically believe and accept as fact everything you hear or read about in this realm. Instead, I invite you to explore nutrition, question myths, and ask lots of questions!!!
PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT - I'd love to know what's on your mind and hear your suggestions for future Nutrition columns.
Blessings and Love,
Dahlia
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About Dahlia Rimmon
Dahlia Rimmon, Los Angeles, California, also known as Dahlia Eats on Instagram, graduated from Stern College with a BA in Sociology. She is now pursuing a Master's in Nutrition and Dietetics and Dietetic Internship at California State University, Long Beach. To add to that already interesting combo, Dahlia is engaging her culinary creativity and passion for good food by concocting new, easy, and healthy recipes to share with this blog's readers, in addition to her friends and family. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, Krav Mega training, gardening with her husband, and smoothies. Seriously, Dahlia is obsessed with smoothies as you will soon see in her upcoming MBE posts.
Follow Dahlia on Instagram @DahliaEats to see more of her beautiful photos taken with a Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone of everything new, healthy and delicious she's cooking up.
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I wish I knew as much as you did about nutrition. I am trying really hard to eat nutritionally healthier and still be able to have a little fun too.
ReplyDeleteyou have come tot he right place! it's all about balance
DeleteIt is amazing how many myths about food are out there!! Can't wait to see what all you write about on this site.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with finishing your graduate degree in nutrition. Now I know who to come to when I have questions about my food.
ReplyDeleteThanks! :)
DeleteI wish I knew more about nutrition. I eat so poorly and I think a few simple changes would go a long way.
ReplyDeleteIt's all about the simple changes and balance :)
DeleteI love feeding my family healthy, whole foods, but we also love sweets. I love hearing advice from dietitians.
ReplyDeleteI have been eating a lot healthier this year. I am really seeing a big difference now that i have figured out what i need to be eating.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many myths about nutrition. I would love to have a nutritionist to help me navigate food.
ReplyDeleteIt is crazy how many foods there is out there that say they are healthy. It can be so confusing to know what is the right things to eat.
ReplyDeleteYes, totally. You have to be wary of marketing scams! Keep up the good work!
DeleteMy husband and I just completed a whole food program and it was crazy to me to feel/see the effects of healthy vs unhealthy food! I've never felt better eating healthy!
ReplyDeleteMost of the nutritional information I know I learned while losing weight. After dropping 65lbs and keeping it off for over six years, you start realizing what works and what doesn't.
ReplyDeleteFood is like so many other topics. Different people believe different things. Even professionals view the same things differently.
ReplyDeleteLittle by little I am learning the myths and facts and it is making a huge difference in the way I take care of myself. Can't wait to read your column as you publish it.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to seeing what kinds of myths you'll dispel. We sometimes are easily tricked, so I appreciate this column.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of disproving food myths because like you said there are a lot of them out there. I look forward to hearing and reading more!
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