The Obesity Wars and the Education of a Researcher: A Personal Account
The obesity wars and the education of a researcher: A personal account
A scathing indictment of Willet and Hu, which got a lot of attention and support from the likes of Gary Taubes, Nina Teicholz, etc on twitter. Quote:
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Thanks for the link. This publication definitely gets my attention. "Science" is a very loose term nowadays that too often represents a weapon used to support a philosophy of crusades, agendas and politics. It's disturbing realizing that there are other "science" crusades going on today that can be placed in this category; yet, we're on this forum for nutrition and healthy eating. Yes, Willett and Hu of PSPH, cited in many other threads in this forum, seem to be ever-present to trigger attacks when a narrative doesn't fit their view of dietary or metabolic health. This study simply researched obesity and published the findings that adjusted for obesity-related mortality. But it caused a firestorm of attacks from these jokers. Given the major worldwide increase in human obesity and the diseases associated with T2D, one would think that most dedicated scientists would want to get to the root cause of this riddle and would welcome challenges and corrections to previously published papers.
In the mean time, dynamics like this confuse the public and prevent any communication of agreed upon healthy practices to correct the serious health issues experienced worldwide today. How does the saying go? "Nero fiddled while Rome burned." |
A woman on Twitter heard her diagnosis of T2 diabetes then had a gout attack the next day. She thought they were related and were an overnight phenomenon rather than years in the making.
It is criminal to my mind to have so much dis-information out there that people and their physicians believe. |
Of note: the same prof. Hu went after Nina Teicholz's 2015 BMJ paper criticizing the USDG review process. (Found via April Harding on twitter)
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This is why Dr. Richard Feinman calls nutritional science an oxymoron.
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While this is hardly new* I do think electronic communications makes it swifter and easier for anyone to indulge in it, and quickly flood available channels for the purpose of sowing confusion. *Dr Ignaz Semmelweis was hounded from the medical profession and beaten to death in an insane asylum because he suggested doctors should wash their hands. They were all gentlemen! How dare he suggest such highly ranked men would have dirty hands! |
I had not known this about Dr Ignaz Semmelweis
Thanks PS They still don't wash their hands - they use gloves instead |
It occurred to me this morning that I learned the scientific method from my own reading.
It was a rare science class that even went there, much less explored it in all its glory. |
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