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    Why Food Scientists Eat Like Crap

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    Discover the shocking truth: nutrition experts often have worse eating habits than regular people. We explore the psychology behind why knowledge doesn't equal behavior and what this means for your own food choices.

    Why Food Scientists Eat Like Crap

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    Why Food Scientists Eat Like Crap: The Real Reason Health Experts Have the Worst Habits

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    Sources de connaissances
    I asked 8 researchers why the science of nutrition is so messy ... - Vox
    link
    https://www.vox.com/2016/1/14/10760622/nutrition-science-complicated
    Why Diets Make Us Fat
    The Mismatch of Nutrition and Lifestyle Beliefs and Actions Among Physicians: A Wake-Up Call
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    https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1559827619883603
    Why We Eat
    Cognitive Dissonance in Food and Nutrition - A Conceptual Framework - ePrints - Newcastle University
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    https://eprint.ncl.ac.uk/229456
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    Points clés

    1

    The Paradox at the Heart of Health

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    0:40
    2

    The Stunning Reality of Expert Eating

    1:07
    1:38
    2:01
    3

    When Knowledge Becomes a Burden

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    2:53
    3:21
    3:48
    4

    The Stress-Food Spiral of Expertise

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    4:38
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    5:33
    5

    The Industry's Dirty Secret

    5:56
    6:22
    6:49
    7:11
    6

    The Messy Reality of Human Psychology

    7:29
    7:57
    8:23
    8:49
    7

    The Broken Food Environment

    9:09
    9:37
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    10:23
    8

    Your Personal Food Reality Check

    10:43
    11:00
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    The Liberation of Imperfect Experts

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