Hey hey, long time no see! Not the usual stuff I cover, I'm sure I'll be back to posting about anime and silly videos in no time, but here goes…
ABC's Catalyst is a 30 minute science journalism show here in Australia. It usually airs on ABC1 every Thursday at 8pm. Me am no smart and all that but I do love science based shows and documentaries.
Last night, Catalyst aired an interesting episode on saturated fat and cholesterol and how they've been vilified for decades. Everyone just automatically believes that they’re the main cause of heart disease without questioning why.
A bit of a spoiler warning… it turns out that the 'science' that was used to justify the vilification wasn't all that sound. But the anti-fat campaign went ahead anyway due to some political forces. Fast forward to today where everyone is on a quest to lower their fat intake as much as possible.
I won’t say too much more because I think it’s worth a watch whoever you are. (Except maybe if you’re Steve Rogers.) I don’t necessarily think people should all of a sudden change everything about their diet but it was very informative and after watching it, I feel like I've been Keyser Soze'd all this time.
Last night’s episode was only part 1. Part 2 airs next Thursday. You can view it here along with a transcript. You can also see extended interviews here.
Speaking of Steve Rogers, how cool was that Winter Soldier trailer?
