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Re:Glycemia, starch, and sugar in context (2009) by jdietrich on Sunday July 15, 2018 @01:40PM (#17536176)
I have no idea who he is or what he's trying to say, but his "about" page reeks of quackery.

>The key idea was that energy and structure are interdependent, at every level.

> It seems that all of the problems of development and degeneration can be alleviated by the appropriate use of the energy-protective materials. When we realize that our human nature is problematic, we can begin to explore our best potentials.

Re:Glycemia, starch, and sugar in context (2009) by tzar on Sunday July 15, 2018 @01:47PM (#17536200)
> The key idea was that energy and structure are interdependent, at every level.

This doesn't strike me as so far out there. The concepts of entropy and enthalpy are often used at the molecular and cellular levels, along with statistical mechanics, which definitely interconnect the concepts of energy and structure.

> It seems that all of the problems of development and degeneration can be alleviated by the appropriate use of the energy-protective materials. When we realize that our human nature is problematic, we can begin to explore our best potentials.

This is a strong claim, for sure. But it becomes less quacky if interpreted more plainly: our nature is to degrade under the force of entropy, which can be countered (to a limited extent) by energy.

Re:Glycemia, starch, and sugar in context (2009) by ucaetano on Sunday July 15, 2018 @01:56PM (#17536233)
> if interpreted

But that's the point. He doesn't claim that, he makes a vague claim with ambiguous terms that could be interpreted in any way, even if he's qualified enough to know the precise terms.

That's the health equivalent of post-modern literature.