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Poverty and Obesity: Ayn Rand vs. Nutrition Science

Came across a series of postulations about the relationship between poverty and obesity, and thought they are worth addressing from the perspective of evidence. Danny...

Posted in Causation, Evidence, Fitness, Nutrition Research, Politics, Science, Socio-economics

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)....

Posted in Causation, Cholesterol, Controversy, Evidence, Medicine, Nutrition, Nutrition Research, Research, Science

‘Methodolatry’, RCTs, and the Limits of Reductionism: Part 2

Insofar as proof to 100% certainty does not exist, what is meant by the term ‘proof’ is in fact a sufficiency of data to support...

Posted in Epistemology, Evidence, Medicine, Nutrition, Nutrition Research, Research, Science, Science Nutrition, Thoughts

‘Methodolatry’, RCTs, and the Limits of Reductionism: Part 1

“Methodolatry”: the veneration of the RCT as the only valid method of investigation, dismissing or discounting valuable input from other sources. A cursory search of...

Posted in Epistemology, Evidence, Medicine, Nutrition, Nutrition Research, Research, Science, Science Nutrition, Thoughts

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...

Posted in Controversy, Evidence, Medicine, Nutrition Research, Science, Science Nutrition