The Superfood Myth: A Marketing Word Wearing a Lab Coat
‘Superfood’ has no scientific definition anywhere — a fruit company invented the word in the 1920s to sell bananas. Here’s what happened once regulators actually asked for proof.
‘Superfood’ has no scientific definition anywhere — a fruit company invented the word in the 1920s to sell bananas. Here’s what happened once regulators actually asked for proof.
14 minutes. 1 set. ~120 calories burned. Ordering: pizza, large fries, cake — ~1,950 kcal. “I earned this.” We document the compensation and licensing effects, do the maths nobody wants to do, chart calorie burned vs reward consumed across five exercise types, and explain the actual relationship between exercise and eating when you remove the reward logic from it.
Three kale leaves, two cherry tomatoes, a sliver of avocado (+$3), hemp seeds, activated charcoal lemon vinaigrette. GF · GrainFree · JoyFree™. $14. Thought bubble: cheeseburger in golden light. We examine what clean eating actually means, what claims hold up, compare the weekly grocery costs ($299 vs $100), and explain what the evidence actually recommends instead.