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Scientific Battlegrounds in Diets

Posted by Hemos on from the atkins-vs.-the-world dept.

There's an interesting article currently carried by the NYTimes (free reg. yada yada) that talks about the world of dieting, National Institutes of Health, Atkins as well as low-carb vs low-fat. The interesting thing, from a scientific perspective, is the sheer lack of study - and the reticence from the scientific community to question the party line.

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  1. Get your facts straight by mangu · · Score: 3, Funny
    There was an article in Science magazine a few months ago about this. The main conclusion was that there are no truly "dangerous" foods. Food is not poisonous. The real problem is with people *not* getting the kinds of food they should eat, like green vegetables, for instance.

    I particularly remember a comment that the most unhealthy diet in Europe was found in Scotland, where the only widely comsumed leafy vegetable was tobacco.

  2. Re:Dieting and eating contests by Tablizer · · Score: 4, Funny

    (* I am just guessing here, but the skinny Japanese guy might have some sort of 'training program' which involves drinking a lot of fluids or eating sugar-free jello to keep the stomach expanded while not gaining any weight. *)

    Even being a glutton has been "Samurized" now?

    "I shall be not just a pig, but an honorable pig that my ancestors will be proud of. They will belch from the afterlife in thunderous approval as my enemies puke in pain after glorious defeat. For I have the stomach of a bear and the mouth of a tiger!"

    Can't wait for the asian entries in the farting contests. "The Eastern Wind shall blow such that there will be no denial...."

    --
    Table-ized A.I.
  3. Re:The studies have been done.. by interested part by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 3, Funny
    Are you an assron or a mohole?
    That would be "assron", because you don't want to give Andrija Mohorovicic a bad rep...

    (What does Andrija Mohorovicic has to do with "mohole"? Well, read this).

  4. The evidence is all around... by AJWM · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ever see a fat carnivore?

    Ever see a skinny cow? (Not counting desert-like lack of food conditions).

    Carbs are what food eats...

    (Okay, I'm slightly kidding. Humans are omnivores.)

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    -- Alastair
  5. Re:The studies have been done.. by interested part by Serra · · Score: 3, Funny

    A good rule of thumb is, if it's solid at room temperature, it will probably be solid in your arteries as well.

    Uhm... only if you're a reptile.