Diet fads are destroying us: Paleo, gluten-free and the lies we tell ourselves
I saw this countercultural rejection of grains, and then I saw almost the exact same thing, with the same kinds of hyperbolic claims, happening again with books like Grain Brain and Wheat Belly. And I thought to myself, you know, it’s funny, people are trying to debunk these fad diets with scientific evidence, but what they’re not realizing is that really these beliefs aren’t scientific at all. They’re wrapped in scientific rhetoric, but ultimately they’re quasi-religious beliefs that are based on superstition and myth.
Says a man who obsessively studies the arbitrary rules of religion.
He apparently doesn't understand science doesn't work that way.
I don't think he even read the books.
But then again, he really can't afford to.
Because the data proves him wrong.
His is a philosophical argument based on past behavior: Because people have always been concerned about diet, this is merely more of the same...
Well, people are not stupid.
Diet really does affect Quality of Life. Therefore it's been a topic of discussion since prehistory.
Not to mention, people certainly don't adhere to a pain-in-the-ass, breadless diet if there's no benefit they can perceive.
This is what the science says: There is every reason to believe that huge portions of the population are now immunologically sensitive to grains due to wanton overprescribing of antibiotics.
Hopefully I will be able to buy his book on remainder for a penny someday, just to keep as a souvenir of how ridiculous this struggle has been.
Put it next to my Caffeine Blues book.
