The Dietary Guidelines are Good for You
Why have dietary guidelines become such a focal point of nonsensical arguments? Like much contemporary noise in nutrition, the hard-chargers come from the low-carb world,...
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Controversy
Lipoprotein(a), Causality, and Checkmate on Low-Carb Cholesterol Denialism
I think this must be checkmate. I’ve noticed that in the low-carb/cholesterol-denialism (yes, they are synonymous) community, much attention is now being given to Lp(a)....
Of Rats and Sydney Diet-Heart: Drawing a Line Under Polyunsaturated Pseudoscience
To say that hysteria about the health effects of polyunsaturated fats [PUFA] has reached fever pitch may be an understatement. It can be interesting watch...
How ‘State of the Art’ is the JACC Saturated Fat Review?
Let’s consult a dictionary: state of the art steɪt əv ðɪ ˈɑːt/ phrase of state the most recent stage in the development of a product, incorporating...
The Evidential Problem of Food
In the context of nutrition, the applicability of the precautionary principle - if in doubt, do nothing - can only extend so far, due to...