Dr. Joe Schwarcz

There's no question about that. We are constructed of the food that we eat, right? I mean, food is the only raw material that ever goes into our body. So we are indeed made of the food that we eat. And, you know, Hippocrates supposedly 2,000 years ago said, let thy food be thy medicine. Although, frankly, I've never found any concrete evidence that he ever said that, but he could have.

It's much reported in the literature. So diet is certainly important. And go back to the Ebers Papyrus that was written 1500 BC, suggested already that half an onion and a froth of beer is a delightful remedy against death. Well, that's an overstatement. But of course, since that time, we've had many, many allegations of, you know, there being foods that were deemed to be especially healthy.

It's much reported in the literature. So diet is certainly important. And go back to the Ebers Papyrus that was written 1500 BC, suggested already that half an onion and a froth of beer is a delightful remedy against death. Well, that's an overstatement. But of course, since that time, we've had many, many allegations of, you know, there being foods that were deemed to be especially healthy.

It's much reported in the literature. So diet is certainly important. And go back to the Ebers Papyrus that was written 1500 BC, suggested already that half an onion and a froth of beer is a delightful remedy against death. Well, that's an overstatement. But of course, since that time, we've had many, many allegations of, you know, there being foods that were deemed to be especially healthy.

Sylvester Graham gave us the Graham cracker, you know, high fiber food. Kellogg regaled us with stories about the health benefits of yogurt. Today, of course, there's a whole collage of foods that are labeled in the popular press as superfoods, ranging from olive oil to blueberries. What I point out,

Sylvester Graham gave us the Graham cracker, you know, high fiber food. Kellogg regaled us with stories about the health benefits of yogurt. Today, of course, there's a whole collage of foods that are labeled in the popular press as superfoods, ranging from olive oil to blueberries. What I point out,

Sylvester Graham gave us the Graham cracker, you know, high fiber food. Kellogg regaled us with stories about the health benefits of yogurt. Today, of course, there's a whole collage of foods that are labeled in the popular press as superfoods, ranging from olive oil to blueberries. What I point out,

is that while certainly there are diets that are healthy and diets that are unhealthy, it is a mistake to label any single food as that.

is that while certainly there are diets that are healthy and diets that are unhealthy, it is a mistake to label any single food as that.

is that while certainly there are diets that are healthy and diets that are unhealthy, it is a mistake to label any single food as that.

And that's why, you know, whenever students or members of the public ask me to kind of have a look at their diet and evaluate it, I say the only way we can do that is if they keep a diary in which they write down everything that they eat, including amounts that they eat for several weeks, then we can have a look.

And that's why, you know, whenever students or members of the public ask me to kind of have a look at their diet and evaluate it, I say the only way we can do that is if they keep a diary in which they write down everything that they eat, including amounts that they eat for several weeks, then we can have a look.

And that's why, you know, whenever students or members of the public ask me to kind of have a look at their diet and evaluate it, I say the only way we can do that is if they keep a diary in which they write down everything that they eat, including amounts that they eat for several weeks, then we can have a look.

Because, you know, it's possible to eat blueberries every day, which actually I do try to do. It's possible to do that and still have a terrible diet. And it's possible to never eat blueberries and still have a good diet. So it's the overall components of the diet that will determine whether it is healthy or less than healthy. And that's why I don't like the idea of superfoods.

Because, you know, it's possible to eat blueberries every day, which actually I do try to do. It's possible to do that and still have a terrible diet. And it's possible to never eat blueberries and still have a good diet. So it's the overall components of the diet that will determine whether it is healthy or less than healthy. And that's why I don't like the idea of superfoods.

Because, you know, it's possible to eat blueberries every day, which actually I do try to do. It's possible to do that and still have a terrible diet. And it's possible to never eat blueberries and still have a good diet. So it's the overall components of the diet that will determine whether it is healthy or less than healthy. And that's why I don't like the idea of superfoods.

So I use it in the title so, you know, I can discuss all of these nuances.

So I use it in the title so, you know, I can discuss all of these nuances.

So I use it in the title so, you know, I can discuss all of these nuances.

Right. Well, we will run out of fossil fuels. That's a given because the earth is of a finite size and, you know, we only have so much in terms of raw materials. I don't think we have to worry about running out of fossil fuels within our lifetime, but eventually it is going to happen. So there is a search for alternatives. Bio, of course, comes from the Greek word meaning life.