On: Why we fell for clean eating

[joobus]

There isn't a generally agreed upon definition, and that is the point. Even the author acknowledges this.

> At its simplest, clean eating is about ingesting nothing but “whole” or “unprocessed” foods (whatever is meant by these deeply ambiguous terms).

[ktRolster → joobus]

If you aren't clear of the definition of "eating clean," then let's ask, what strawman do you think the author was knocking down?

[joobus → ktRolster]

Read the article.

First, it was raw veganism = clean eating.

Then, coconut oil = clean eating.

Then the alkaline diet = clean eating.

Gluten-free = clean eating.

Dairy free = clean eating.

Serious question: how can "we" agree we "fell" for something if we can't even define what we are talking about?

[khedoros1 → joobus]

I'd put all of those things under the umbrella of "clean eating". And barring some other condition like celiac disease, a diagnosed gluten intolerance, or lactose intolerance, they all seem like pointless dietary restrictions, but there are a lot of people who will buy something just because it's advertised as "gluten-free".

[angelsl → joobus]

The point is that we fell for all of that.