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#1 maineman

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Posted 14 February 2006 - 06:43 AM

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Posted 14 February 2006 - 08:47 AM

MM Are you aware of the background of the person who wrote this article? Believe it or not, there are motives behind the written word ... even if those words are written in the New England Journal of Medicine or the New York Times. To even mildly suggest that food intake does not play a major role in health outcomes is totally irresponsible. That said, the low fat diet approach has never rested on sound science nor any other intelligent evidence. That doesn't mean food doesn't affect health. And to say that you do not have a "belief system" is naive. We all have things we believe are true or not ... and physicians, I can assure you, have a belief system that is deeply ingrained by their training. Indeed, I'm convinced that they sincerely think they are correct ... otherwise they could not live with themselves. That is my view ... but you're entitled to your own opinion. C.C.

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Posted 14 February 2006 - 09:48 AM

Dear Doctor MM, Here is a message from your own camp :P ... an MD ... and the U.S. Surgeon General -

http://www.mcspotlig...surgen_rep.html

If you don't have time to read it ... let me pull out at least one portion .... "dietary factors play a prominent role in 5 of the 10 leading causes of death for Americans." Death, however, may be preferrable to the suffering from chronic degenerative illness ... also caused, directly, by dietary factors.

Diet doesn't play much role in car accidents or homicides. :)

Edited by calmcookie, 14 February 2006 - 09:55 AM.


#4 maineman

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Posted 14 February 2006 - 10:24 AM

CC, Help me understand here. You seem to dismiss scientific research when it disagrees with your notions about food and health, yet you pick out other research to justify your views. In another piece you wrote about how we'll never know about DMSO because we're all too afraid to study it, or it's not financially rewarding, yet you want us to study it? (we have). But if the research shows something to be out of synch with your food beliefs then you find reason to tear apart the work (in the pocket of the drug companies, for example) rather than listen to the scientific findings. You can't have it both ways. Which is it? Here's a simple, good example. When I went to medical school I was taught that quinine was good for "leg cramps". It was FDA approved and widely used and prescribed. Several years ago a very thorough research study showed no benefit compared with placebo. None. Question: just because some patients said it helped them, do you continue to prescribe quinine? WHat is the right thing to do? I'll tell you what we did. We stopped prescribing it. Done. Move on. FDA withdrew approval. Live, learn. You mention "evidence based" dietary suggestions. Do you mean testimonials or can you provide research? Finally, "Diet" is critical to what we do every day in the office. Over half the patients I see are here for annual exams, screening for disease and health prevention. OF COURSE we stress diet. A lot. That's why we do all these studies. We want to be able to tell people the truth. What we don't do is give information that is NOT based in science. That is unethical. mm
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