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Saturated Fat & Cardiovascular Disease: Evaluating the JACC ‘State-of-the-Art’ 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...

Posted in Cardiovascular Nutrition, Controversies in Nutrition, Nutrition Research, Nutrition 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 Nutrition Research, Nutrition Science, Scientific Epistemology

‘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 Nutrition Research, Nutrition Science, Scientific Epistemology