The Obesity Epidemic — Is Medicine Scientific? 909
An anonymous reader writes "An award-winning science author, Gary Taubes, has written a book that pans the medical community's treatment of the obesity epidemic. What is interesting is that it looks like the medical community is behaving in a very unscientific manner. Taubes points out that the current medical orthodoxy — that consuming fat makes you fat and exercise makes you thin — has no basis in research. In fact, all the available research points in quite another, and more traditional, direction. Here's the (excellent) podcast of an interview with Taubes on CBC's 'Quirks and Quarks.' So, has medicine become a non-science? Is it mostly a non-science? Somewhat?"
Re:Taubes is a quack. (Score:2, Funny)
after having read the majority.... (Score:5, Funny)
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The law of conservation of energy [wikipedia.org] is sufficient to result in that blanket statement.
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I agree with my tribal elder's wisdom from the ages. (aka Citation needed.)
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Why only eating? Why not acting? Chase down those animals yourself (with no tools); that'll improve your body.
Re:Perhaps it's worth investigating... (Score:5, Funny)
Ooh, I smell a new diet fad coming.
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Then how come all vegans are skinny fucks with almost transparent skin?
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"I've been using Cold FX for a couple of months now, and I haven't had a single cold. I've been investing in winter wheat futures for a couple of months now, and I've made a fortune. I've been watching red-haired people for a couple of months now, and a lot of them seem to be left-handed." Anecdotes like these aren't worthless, but they aren't very conclusive either.
it's basically cutting out all highly processed foods from your diet and to stick to whole grains and whole unprocessed (ie not from a box) food.
Your main problem will be to find someone to dispute this advice. You just need to add lower taxes, increased services, and motherhood to your platform and you can run for congress.
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Re:Medicine was never a 'hard' science (Score:3, Funny)
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