How do we know what’s good for you and whats not.

Question: How do we know what's good for you and whats not.
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Asked by R2D2 to Andy, Duane, Katie on 20 Nov 2014.
- Duane Mellor answered on 20 Nov 2014:
  
  It can either be by watching what lots of people do and eat over long periods of time (called epidemiology)
  Also with experimental studies where some people are given one food and others given a control food ( called a controlled trial). These are then analysed and discussed to identify what is good and not
- Andrew Philp answered on 20 Nov 2014:
  
  I guess initially we must have learnt what was good and bad for us through trial and error and then waiting to see the results/side effects. Food appearance, colour, texture, smells probably have a large influence too.
- Katie Pickering answered on 21 Nov 2014:
  
  A combination of the answers form the guys here. But also anything that grows naturally is generally thought to be a good source of what we need for our body. So fruit and vegetables are really good as they grow naturally. Foods that are processed, so that require human manipulation to be formed aren;t as good for us, especially mass produced products in factories as they tend to add lots of chemicals to preserve the food, and add salts, sugars and fats to make it taste better if the ingerdients aren;t of good quality or fresh.

Question: How do we know what's good for you and whats not.