Fake News Alert: Junk Food is Healthy
Fake News Alert: Junk Food is Healthy
In today's world, it can be hard to know what health claims to believe. Supposed reputable news sources have been pushing "fake news" and "fact checks" at us for years; most of it being a bunch of self-serving nonsense.
But flipping the script and fact checking these "reputable" sources themselves likewise reveals some all out fake news headlines. And in the arena of defending junk foods, it gets really egregious.
It doesn’t take a genius to know that junk food - typically high in calories, sugar, and unhealthy fats - contributes to a host of health problems, including obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. That makes it doubly confusing when food science writers go against established consensus.
Whatever the reason, it’s important to remember that much of what you read is simply untrue, especially in the field of health and nutrition. For example, here’s one from “The Atlantic” spreading the pseudoscientific myth that ice cream is healthy: