Assorted Links

• Quotation bias in reviews of the diet-heart idea. “Criticism of the diet-heart idea is often met with the argument that consensus committees have settled the issue unanimously.” Uh, where have I heard that?
• Kefir for sale in Beijing. Eating plenty of fermented food for the first time, “for whatever reason this is first trip where I didn’t have any real bout with food poisoning or tourista.”
• Cheese and tooth decay
• Tim Harford on Jane Jacobs
• Fermented grain recipes from around the world
• Triumph over HMO. “His lack of action protected his status and his organization, but put [my daughter’s] safety and well-being at risk.”
• Never bet against New Yorker writer Susan Orlean

Thanks to Steve Hansen and Gary Wolf.