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Re:Humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit thei... by mmsimanga on Friday January 31, 2020 @07:09PM (#22207348)
> This approach succeeds most of the time when the issue is, say, the atomic weight of hydrogen.

The article is interesting but I think misses one critical point. Most "facts" aren't as clear cut as the weight of hydrogen. Most answers to questions will differ according to conditions. As an example not all people will respond the same to a treatment regimen. Low carb doesn't work for everyone for different reasons so most "facts" on low carb will likely be disputed.

Re:Humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit thei... by 0xff00ffee on Friday January 31, 2020 @07:27PM (#22207461)
Aren't Southern history books still teaching the War of Northern Aggression?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2002/03/26/c...

Re:Humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit thei... by gbmor on Saturday February 01, 2020 @03:52AM (#22209519)
Anecdotal, but I'm from the south and learned it as the Civil War. However, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that many schools teach it as the "War of Northern Aggression" given how it's viewed in rural areas.
Re:Humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit thei... by undersuit on Friday January 31, 2020 @08:43PM (#22207927)
Not just in the south, I have a friend who grew up in eastern Washington State that I had to disabuse of that notion.
Re:Humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit thei... by hnuser123456 on Friday January 31, 2020 @07:37PM (#22207533)
If we're talking about weight loss, low carb does indeed work for everyone, just not everyone can stick with it, because the link between brain and gut is complex and strong, physical activity levels vary which impacts the speed of progress, etc.

It is a fact that there is no process by which someone eats less than 20 g of carbs per day and does not lose weight.

Re:Humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit thei... by mnemonicsloth on Friday January 31, 2020 @07:45PM (#22207599)
...except eating 4000 calories a day of fat and protein.

Conservation of energy is the law.

Re:Humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit thei... by hnuser123456 on Friday January 31, 2020 @07:51PM (#22207640)
Sure, yes, of course, but protein especially being harder to digest means for eating a constant mass of food, lower carb will cause faster weight loss than a higher proportion of carbs in the diet.

Also, regarding your HN bio, google no longer claims "don't be evil" as a motto as of 2018.

Re:Humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit thei... by mnemonicsloth on Friday January 31, 2020 @08:47PM (#22207951)
Wow. They've got us over a barrel if they don't even bother to lie to us any more.

As for the ease of digestion, I know protein has the same caloric content as carbohydrate (both 4 cal/g). Fat is 9cal/g. Seems straightforward to me.