Mentioning the Gorilla
There is a parable that speaks to us about the state of nutrition science now. The parable is about a gorilla in a room full of people. Nobody mentions the gorilla. Why? Some people think that everybody else knows why the gorilla is there. Some believe that gorillas are found only in zoos and African jungles. Many are too shy or sophisticated to be the first to mention the gorilla. Some have nothing to say about gorillas, or else think that gorillas are not their business. Some suppose that the gorilla is a puzzle to which they do not know the answer. Some think it is a joke stuffed gorilla. Some would prefer to say nothing about the gorilla until it has been measured and weighed, when they will know what it means and what to do about it. Some are frightened that if they mention the gorilla it will kill them. Some are nervous not about the gorilla but its implications: if this is true, what else is true? Many hope that the gorilla is an illusion, or else that if they say nothing it will go away. So nobody mentions the gorilla – The New Nutrition Science Project (Cannon et al. 679)
reference: Cannon, Geoffrey et al. "The New Nutrition Science Project." Public Health Nutrition 8.6a (2005). 2005. Web. 28 Mar. 2010.
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