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FEBRUARY 2017 HEALTHY FOOD GUIDE 338 diet fads exposed • women’s health special • the truth about meat
Text: Brooke Longfield. Source: Google Australia & New Zealand, 2016. Photo: iStock.
Stumped on a crossword
answer? Google it. Can’t
remember the name of an
actor in a movie? Google it.
It seems that Google has
the answers to all of life’s
problems, including what
we should eat. In fact, ‘what
is gluten?’ was one of the
most-searched questions
last year, along with ‘howto lose weight fast’ and ‘how
many calories in a banana?’
With so much nutrition
‘noise’ out there, it’s no
surprise that you turn to the
internet for information. But,
are you being led astray?
In 2015, a popular blogger
claimed that ‘bacon is the new
superfood’. Just months later,
the World Health Organizationfound strong evidence that
processed meat causes cancer
(yes, that includes bacon).
So, who should you believe?
Turning to HFG is a great start.
We base our information on
solid scientific evidence, not
media fanfare. In this issue, we
expose popular diet fads, and
you can read both sides of
the meat debate on p40.PAGING DR GOOGLE...
Many of us turn to
Google for advice on
what we should eat