Café Inquiry Grand Rapids – Fad Diets, Diet Myths, and Science

Ketogenic Diet! Low Fat Diet! Low Carb Diet! Paleo Diet! Atkins Diet! Intermittent Fasting! These are just a few of the almost too numerous to count weight-loss strategies being promoted today.  They all promise you’ll lose weight and be healthier if you follow their advice, much of which is mutually contradictory. We’ll look at what the science actually says at the next IN PERSON Café Inquiry. Background materials for your perusal include this Newsweek article that provides a good overall summary, and this PDF of a Washington Post column that clarifies the role of calories. I’m adding this link late, but follow it if you want to know how to get rich and famous by creating your own fad diet. Join us!

Café Inquiry starts with a short introduction of the day’s topic, followed by casual discussion.

This event is free and open to the public. Donations appreciated, but not expected.

Attendees are able to future propose topics which would align with Michigan Humanist’s purpose: from atheism, agnosticism, humanism, secularism, and freethinking to broader subjects in science and humanities, such as religion, philosophy, social issues, politics, evolution, morality, ethics, and psychology.

Café Inquiry (Grand Rapids) meets each month on the second and fourth Sunday.

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Michigan Humanists values the participation of all guests — requests for reasonable accommodation may be made by contacting the event host at least three days prior to the event.

Michigan Humanists expects all guests to engage in respectful discussion. Critiques on views and claims based on merit are allowed, but not attacks on individuals who hold other perspectives.

Any person engaging in disruptive behavior or harassment will be asked to leave, and may be banned from future events pending the severity of the action. Please speak to the event host or contact info@michiganhumanists.org if you feel these expectations are being violated.