The Science of Nutrition
Wow. Just WOW.
I had recently read, "Big Fat Surprise" by Nina Teicholz and it touted how the author was going to give us all the truth and research instead of focusing on only the research that supported the low-fat philosophy. I have an open mind so I read the book.
The author seemed to make good points and cited a lot of research, but she noticeably (at least by me) left out the important work from "The China Study" which follows the health of a large study for 40 years. How can anyone ignore that? That set off an alarm bell. Did she not include it because it runs counter to her own agenda? Just tuck it under the carpet like it's dust? How convenient. If your argument is good, it can withstand contradictory information.
I came across this detailed critique of that book where the person has literally dived into her research and this person is a person that I can get behind because it seems flawless. No matter what you believe: high carb vs high fat, the facts are facts and the science is the science:
https://thescienceofnutrition.wordpress.com/2014/08/10/the-big-fat-surprise-a-critical-review-part-1/
Anyway, if you wanted to check the books mentioned, the links are below (please note that I read the original "The China Study", but have provided the link for the updated and revised version, which is the one I would read today) so you can make up your mind about whether the info was purposely overlooked or an oversight...or whatever:
I had recently read, "Big Fat Surprise" by Nina Teicholz and it touted how the author was going to give us all the truth and research instead of focusing on only the research that supported the low-fat philosophy. I have an open mind so I read the book.
The author seemed to make good points and cited a lot of research, but she noticeably (at least by me) left out the important work from "The China Study" which follows the health of a large study for 40 years. How can anyone ignore that? That set off an alarm bell. Did she not include it because it runs counter to her own agenda? Just tuck it under the carpet like it's dust? How convenient. If your argument is good, it can withstand contradictory information.
I came across this detailed critique of that book where the person has literally dived into her research and this person is a person that I can get behind because it seems flawless. No matter what you believe: high carb vs high fat, the facts are facts and the science is the science:
https://thescienceofnutrition.wordpress.com/2014/08/10/the-big-fat-surprise-a-critical-review-part-1/
Anyway, if you wanted to check the books mentioned, the links are below (please note that I read the original "The China Study", but have provided the link for the updated and revised version, which is the one I would read today) so you can make up your mind about whether the info was purposely overlooked or an oversight...or whatever:
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