Nutritionism ~ This term was coined by Dr. Gregory Scrinis.

This idea often leads to wrong beliefs about how healthy foods are. It helps create food trends and overlooks the bigger picture of food and health.

Nutritionism is very useful for food manufacturers. They find new ways to market their products for more profit. They focus on nutrients and use catchy health terms like Superfood, Antioxidant, Keto, Gluten Free, etc.

“Does the food you’re eating contain good or bad fats, good or bad carbs, vitamin D, fiber, calcium, antioxidants, cheap calories, or empty calories, and is it low-G.I., energy dense, or nutrient dense? Our language for describing food has itself become nutrient dense, even if many of the manufactured foods and drinks we consume are not.” – Dr. Gregory Scrinis