NIH-Funded "Food Pyramid" Rates Lucky Charms Healthier Than Steak

No - you're not reading that chart wrong. That's, in part, what you get when you combine University "Research," Government funding, and Big Food. (Read the whole article.) You know what else you get when you combine those three things? Obesity in America: 

Americans today are sicker, fatter, and less fertile than any generation of Americans before us. 40% of Americans are obese, 71.6% of adults over 20 are overweight, and 88% of Americans are metabolically unhealthy. And for the first time in decades, life expectancy is falling due to chronic illness. 

Eat more meat and eggs, avoid processed foods, and for God's sake take anything the government or the experts say is good for you with a huge grain of salt.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- How do you say "Redneck Wimbledon" in German?

- The Genie, the Bottle, and What's Next. Agree 100%. Ineffective middle management jobs may be hardest hit when this is all said and done.

- Why Two Decades of Pandemic Planning Failed. "The failure of the United States government to respond to the coronavirus was not a failure of foresight. It was a failure to create a coherent strategy and to provide clear lines of authority to implement it." Long read but worth it.

- This was elder abuse. Pure and simple - elder abuse!

- Scientists find a link between beef jerky and mania. So side effects of snapping into a Slim Jim could be mental illness? (Oh and the "link" is nitrates. Don't eat nitrates.)

- I think this is so cool. I could see myself living in a tiny home in the woods or on a lake.