When was the last time something you liked was identified as being bad for you? Probably, more often that you would like to admit. But then again, maybe it really isn’t bad for you. In the 1970s and 1980s, eggs were under an all-out assault from just about every health organization. According to Donald J. McNamara in a 2015 article, The Fifty Year Rehabilitation of the Egg, it is the only food that was ever singled out for restriction in an effort to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in the population. It really hasn’t been until the last few years that researchers have been reporting that eggs are a very healthy source of nutrients and protein, and the egg restrictions have been dropped from dietary guidelines. Why has there been such a shift in acceptance? Health Professionals now see the whole picture, with a better understanding of dietary cholesterol and the overall nutritional benefits of eggs.
No, you haven’t opened the wrong article. This is about security, but I wanted to share an example of how things are sometimes mislabeled as bad, when the issue is really a lack of proper understanding, big picture approach and functional application. Enter the “silos.”