For the Love of Food

Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup.

This week industrial food loses power, placebos are getting stronger (?!), and the best way to stay motivated.

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Links of the week

• A Seismic Shift in How People Eat <<The Times is arguing that industrial food has taken a major hit and is rethinking their strategy of trying to kill everyone. If this is true it will hopefully mean better food options will be easier to find outside of bougie neighborhoods in big cities. My dreams are coming true.
• Being Dishonest About Ugliness <<Ignoring reality rarely makes it easier for people to cope with it. (NY Times)
• Is Fat Stigma Making Us Miserable? <<On the flip side, being a jerk doesn’t help anyone either. We all have flaws, but we’re also ALL worthy of love and acceptable exactly the way we are. Yes, even you. When are we going to start a real conversation about compassion in this world? (NY Times)
• Feedback Loops: How to Master the Invisible Hand That Shapes Our Lives <<If you’re having trouble changing your habits, you may be overlooking the importance of feedback reinforcement. (James Clear)
• Why are placebos getting more effective? <<Absolutely fascinating. (BBC)
• What’s the Best Way to Stay Motivated? <<How meaningful are your eating and exercise habits to you? If the answer is not very, it may be time to look deeper. (The Atlantic)
• How to improve willpower? Feed it. <<But you guys already read Foodist so you know all this already, right? (LA Times)
• Pear-shaped vs. apple trumps body mass index as a measure of risk <<Obesity is still dangerous, but it’s certainly worse when your fat is distributed around your midsection, which is a sign of visceral fat around your organs. Take care of your organs, those things keep you alive. (LA Times)
• Mindfulness training helps patients with inflammatory bowel diseases <<I knew mindfulness was helpful for many things, but this one surprised me a bit. (ScienceDaily)
• Kimchi Soup Recipe <<This sounds so amazing. Now all I have to do is find a decent kimchi brand here in NYC. Suggestions much appreciated. (101 Cookbooks)

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