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If you think #Nutriscore is bad, prepare for worse.
They've now decided that the scores are too benign for red #meat 🥩 - therefore, the algorithms will be tweaked so that this inconvenience is out of the way.
This is not science. This is a crusade.
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They've now decided that the scores are too benign for red #meat 🥩 - therefore, the algorithms will be tweaked so that this inconvenience is out of the way.
This is not science. This is a crusade.
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There are many issues with #Nutriscore. Here are some examples that illustrate its often nonsensical outcomes (note that the designers already tweaked the score of olive oil from D to C to accommodate criticism from Mediterranean countries)
But given that the entire thing seems designed to give the prevailing dogma a boost, based on the magic of #nutritionism (calories! fibre! saturated fat!), some remained rather unhappy with the fact that red meat is often scoring A/B. Imagine, suggesting that meat's good for you!
