Appalled by what he calls “quacks in scientific garb,” Dr. Joseph Schwarcz is on a mission to demystify science, separate sense from nonsense, and help people learn to make sensible decisions about food. Despite the fact we eat (and overeat) three or more times a day, “there’s a lot of confusion over food and eating,” he says. Schwarcz was the featured speaker at the general session of the Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention in Hershey, Pennsylvania, the last day of January. A chemist by training, he heads the Office of Science and Society at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. […]