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Neither of those first 2 studies contradicts Taubes' claims. (What do you believe ARE Taubes' claims, anyway? That's probably important to establish, because my
by pmarreck 4y ago
Neither of those first 2 studies contradicts Taubes' claims. (What do you believe ARE Taubes' claims, anyway? That's probably important to establish, because my initial impression is that you have not read an entire Taubes book.)
Not only that, he cites far more studies than 3 to support his claims, so your cherry-picking is possibly just that.
Either that or you are a vegan or vegetarian. Whenever I encounter someone online who is vociferously anti-Taubes, it seems to be a vegan or vegetarian 90% of the time. No inherent bias there, LOL
- Fezzik 4y agoAvid hunter and meat eater here. Getting in to spear fishing next week. I cited to those three studies because they were directly funded by Taubes’ foundation and designed to prove Taubes’ claims and failed to do so.
- pmarreck 4y agoyou did not yet clarify what you believe Taubes’ core claims are as I tried to say, you cannot claim a claim is disproved, without elucidating that exact claim as precisely as possible, first.
- Fezzik 4y agoAgain, from Taubes’ own webpage: “In Good Calories, Bad Calories, Taubes tries to bury the idea that a low-fat diet promotes weight loss and better health. Obesity is caused, he argues, not by the quantity of calories you eat but by the quality. Carbohydrates, particularly refined ones like white bread and pasta, raise insulin levels, promoting the storage of fat.” The studies he acquired funding for came to conclusions contrary to this very claim.