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I think that's a total misreading of the criticisms. This actually is a hard problem and the science well short of consensus. The surface area of the problem s

I think that's a total misreading of the criticisms. This actually is a hard problem and the science well short of consensus. The surface area of the problem seems to grow every year as scientists publish new research. That seems like a good indication that the odds of this (relatively) uninformed approach being a great one is low.

criley 14y ago
I don't, I have a BS in Biology and these kind of disruptive ideas are exciting to me. After spending years studying biochemistry and nutrition, I realize that a lot of evidence is out there is crap. Nutrition isn't some old-guard field with a hundred years of solid decided science weighing it down. In my opinion it's like genetics, a fast moving, exciting field full of interesting ideas and disruptive possibility. Quite frankly, our understanding of the human GI and human nutrition is still rather pathetic, and a lot of the "common wisdom" is based on misinformation and bad evidence.
- Shorel 14y ago
  The common wisdom of 100-150 years ago is not as bad as common wisdom from 1980. Anna Karenina, Part Two, chapter 19: "He had no need to be strict with himself, as he had very quickly been brought down to the required light weight; but still he had to avoid gaining flesh, and so he eschewed farinaceous and sweet dishes."
  - criley 14y ago
    I can pull out quotes of Greek philosophers or Egyptians extolling the virtues of lifelong exercise and moderation in food... that's not quite the common wisdom I'm thinking of!
Shorel 14y ago
Of course it is a hard problem. It is a mix of politics and economics and ethics and a very small probability of doing any real experimentation on other people. So far I have more faith in Internet communities doing self-experimentation than with big corporation-sponsored studies.
Kim_Bruning 14y ago
The novel aspect here is that his experimental methodology looks promising; not that he has some magic silver bullet.

criley 14y ago

I don't, I have a BS in Biology and these kind of disruptive ideas are exciting to me. After spending years studying biochemistry and nutrition, I realize that a lot of evidence is out there is crap. Nutrition isn't some old-guard field with a hundred years of solid decided science weighing it down. In my opinion it's like genetics, a fast moving, exciting field full of interesting ideas and disruptive possibility. Quite frankly, our understanding of the human GI and human nutrition is still rather pathetic, and a lot of the "common wisdom" is based on misinformation and bad evidence.

Shorel 14y ago
The common wisdom of 100-150 years ago is not as bad as common wisdom from 1980. Anna Karenina, Part Two, chapter 19: "He had no need to be strict with himself, as he had very quickly been brought down to the required light weight; but still he had to avoid gaining flesh, and so he eschewed farinaceous and sweet dishes."
- criley 14y ago
  I can pull out quotes of Greek philosophers or Egyptians extolling the virtues of lifelong exercise and moderation in food... that's not quite the common wisdom I'm thinking of!

Shorel 14y ago

Of course it is a hard problem. It is a mix of politics and economics and ethics and a very small probability of doing any real experimentation on other people. So far I have more faith in Internet communities doing self-experimentation than with big corporation-sponsored studies.

Kim_Bruning 14y ago

The novel aspect here is that his experimental methodology looks promising; not that he has some magic silver bullet.