tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post110720594836961396..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: You can't cheat on health Dr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1108354674412648222005-02-13T21:17:00.000-07:002005-02-13T21:17:00.000-07:00-1 for spelling mistakes in Marie's post and comme...-1 for spelling mistakes in Marie's post and comment (waived)<br /><br />What gets me about this (and I can describe what's happening economically, but I can't explain it) is that the demand for foods with health connotations is so volatile. For example, the demand for beef has been stable or slowly declining for decades, and then a fad diet comes along and sends it through the roof. This impliesDr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1107215091288739812005-01-31T16:44:00.000-07:002005-01-31T16:44:00.000-07:00Is this economics?Is this economics?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com