There are a few constants in human life. Sleeping. Breathing. Using the bathroom. But the constant that captures the most of our time and attention, the one that’s central to our cultures, our families, our memories, is eating. From a baby’s first bite of banana to a child’s birthday cake to college pizza parties to anniversary boxes of chocolate, food is how we mark time, bond and show love. Increasingly, it’s clear that food is also the key to our health, in ways both obvious (candy rots your teeth) and less obvious (how certain fibers affect the microbiome).
There are a few constants in human life. Sleeping. Breathing. Using the bathroom. But the constant that captures the most of our time and attention, the one that’s central to our cultures, our families, our memories, is eating. From a baby’s first bite of banana to a child’s birthday cake to college pizza parties to anniversary boxes of chocolate, food is how we mark time, bond and show love. Increasingly, it’s clear that food is also the key to our health, in ways both obvious (candy rots your teeth) and less obvious (how certain fibers affect the microbiome).
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