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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    'The Gluten Lie'

    We recently received a basket of fruit here at KCRW. It looked like orange cherry tomatoes. The press release that came with the fruits said they’re an “antioxidant-packed superfruit” called “Pichuberries.”

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 11, 2015 • 1 min read

    We recently received a basket of fruit here at KCRW. It looked like orange cherry tomatoes. The press release that came with the fruits said they’re an “antioxidant-packed superfruit” called “Pichuberries.” It seems like a product aimed directly at us here in L.A., where detoxing is a team sport and yoga teachers are as likely to be the source of diet advice as doctors. But, are antioxidants really all that good for you? And what is a superfruit, anyway? We hear from an author who’s written a book about popular food myths, including cautionary tales about gluten, sugar, fat and salt.

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    Chris Burden, Gluten and Other Food Lies, and the Value of College
    1. 0:00Chris Burden
    2. 12:27'The Gluten Lie'You’re reading this
    3. 29:36The End of College?
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Alan Levinovitz

      author, 'The Gluten Lie'

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Chris Burden, Gluten and Other Food Lies, and the Value of College
    1. 0:00Chris Burden
    2. 12:27'The Gluten Lie'You’re reading this
    3. 29:36The End of College?
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