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You could say the same thing about any discipline where professionals have opposing viewpoints. It's nothing new that there is disagreement within a discipline.
by atomical 8y ago
You could say the same thing about any discipline where professionals have opposing viewpoints. It's nothing new that there is disagreement within a discipline. Some of the topics that people are complaining about are very new. So of course there are going to be contradictory findings before it is settled.
It's important to use accepted science like Cochrane collab.
https://us.cochrane.org/ https://us.cochrane.org/
- maxxxxx 8y ago"You could say the same thing about any discipline where professionals have opposing viewpoints. " I guess the problem in nutrition is that it impacts everybody's daily decisions. It doesn't make much difference to me if string theory or super symmetry works but it makes a difference to know whether I should avoid coconut oil or not.
- atomical 8y agoIf someone wants to experiment and be on the cutting edge they can follow the latest news stories. The stakes really aren't that high for most people. Those who follow the standard dietary advice can live a full life.
- maxxxxx 8y agoTotally agree. Follow the normal food advice and you are already 95% there.
- akvadrako 8y agoSometimes theoretical physics makes a big difference in our daily lives too. For example if we live in a multiverse (quantum many worlds or inflationary) and if that implies immortality.
- TeMPOraL 8y agoTell that to... well, vast majority of people. Problem with dietary studies isn't internal disagreement - it's that every iteration gets published in pop press as if it was scientific consensus, creating fads readily exploited by marketers. It's a shitshow.