The field of nutrition is rife with simple hypotheses that turn out not to explain the data or have predictive power. Occam's razor is not refuted. We have no r

The field of nutrition is rife with simple hypotheses that turn out not to explain the data or have predictive power. Occam's razor is not refuted. We have no reason to expect biochemistry or the universe to operate in a simple way, and they manifestly do not. But we have every reason to be parsimonious in our explanations. Humans are fanciful, superstitious creatures who eagerly trade in nonsense. We need that razor to trim off our fantasies.