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Self-affirmation, cultural cognition and nutrition
PyschologyToday.com published an article yesterday titled “Why Changing Somebody’s Mind, or Yours, is Hard to Do.” I maintain that understanding human behavior is under-appreciated when trying to relay nutritional messages to others, so periodically i’ll update with articles like this. Knowing why … Continue reading
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Observations about nutritional incompetence
Bora at A Blog Around the Clock posted a well written piece about expertise in journalism yesterday. He describes a division of experts and generalists; obviously the experts are those who have spent years studying a specific topic and understand … Continue reading
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Why beliefs overpower science
Human tendencies are anything but objective. Most people form opinions on topics without a thorough understanding of the scientific literature, which then influence subsequent interpretations. In the nutritional science realm, ignorance is a large contributor to the current state of … Continue reading
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