Whenever I am inclined to write about nutrition, I’m cautioned to be mindful of just how personal (and often controversial) the subject can be. Eating is an emotional experience, and we are passionate about our food. So passionate, in fact, that attitudes about nutrition are often comparable to strongly held beliefs about religion or politics. It makes sense; we live with bodies and brains that do not function identically, in a society where the abundance of fad diets, financial interests, costs, environment, commercialism and misinformation make selecting the *right* foods a complicated and anxious choice.