‘Biodynamic farming’ bullshit (and Steiner-Waldorf racism)

This was always going to be nonsense. The first time I clocked "Biodynamic" produce was as advertised by a stand selling waffles with an added egg option at the (wonderful - you should go) Maltby Street Market in London (UK). What the fuck is a biodynamic egg?! I exclaimed quietly to myself, assuming it was some …

Sense About Science: Fad Diets

Diets on the internet: You might as well make them up. Sense about Science have a new (ish, I'm a bit slow off the mark on this one!) campaign focus - exposing the claims behind fad diets. Many societies currently have a problem with nutrition. In places where food is abundant, or supermarkets and fast …

Healthy Evidence Forum

Sense About Science have launched a new discussion forum today, called Healthy Evidence: "We are very pleased to tell you that NHS Choices Behind the Headlines have asked us to partner with them on a new online forum to help people understand the science behind health claims and connect them with expertise. Healthy Evidence is …

Poverty Perceptions

I wrote a tweet that pissed some people off, so I better expand upon it, as I knew at the time the fact that I couldn't fit in "more often than not" would push buttons. But I was in that kind of mood. It's because of the latest round of Jamie Oliver bashing, which happens …

AMD ain’t no picnic

I've been a glutton for punishment again and read the Metro in more detail than is sensible this morning. I came across this article that appears at first to be telling you that eating paella might stop you developing a debilitating eye disease. On further reading, it becomes clear that the Metro mentions paella simply …