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Entries Tagged as 'Low Fat Ignorance'

The China Study and T. Colin Campbell on Amazon’s Low-Carb Forum

February 24th, 2010 · 58 Comments · Bad Science, Diet & Fitness Morons, Heath Improvements, Low Fat Ignorance, Myth of Authority, Paleo Eating, Primitive Wisdom, Principles, Supplements, Vegan / Vegetarian

I’m going to address a couple of potential questions or objections right off the bat, hopefully avoiding taking up time & space in comments.
1) Seeing as I was taken to task by a couple of people for my “disrespectful” words toward Dr. Campbell here, is this going to be more of the same?
Answer: It’ll [...]

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The Latest News in Modern Ignorance: Switch to Low-Fat Milk Lowers Calories for NYC Schoolkids

January 28th, 2010 · 36 Comments · Diet & Fitness Morons, Hall of Shame, Low Fat Ignorance, Modern Ignorance

Let’s get this right out of the way: Mayor Michael Bloomberg is a menace to society. He’s also an ignoramus who listens only to conventional "wisdom" ("Modern Ignorance") from "health authorities" on the take, being propped up by drug companies and synthetic-industrial "food" manufacturers.
Then there’s the lazies who man the New York City Department of Education, [...]

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Dog Pile: Join the Fun

January 26th, 2010 · 18 Comments · Low Fat Ignorance, Modern Ignorance

 At "Livestrong."

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cite high LDL cholesterol as one of the risk factors for heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the United States. Even with these startling facts, Americans still can’t seem to shake high-cholesterol foods from their diet. Instead of trying to cut out all [...]

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Saturated Fat and Coronary Heart Disease, Part V: The “Science”

January 19th, 2010 · 23 Comments · Bad Science, Cholesterol Con, Conventional Wisdom, Epidemiology, Low Fat Ignorance

Before I begin, I’ll simply point you to part one of the series and you’ll find the links to all the other parts there.
So it’s time to discuss the "science" behind the idea that saturated fat intake leads to heart disease. Let’s begin with pure observational epidemiology and then move on to the more solid [...]

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Shyam Kolvekar: The Most Stupidest Man in The World

January 18th, 2010 · 46 Comments · Bad Science, Cholesterol Con, Low Fat Ignorance, Modern Ignorance

Here’s an idea. How about the butter trade groups get together and create a new ad campaign featuring this heart surgeon dingbat. They could style it after the fabulous "Most Interesting Man in The World" Dos Equis commercials. Hell, they wouldn’t even have to create any new dialog to get started right way. It could [...]

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