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Re:Obesity and Fitness Are Revolutionized By Reddit, Not Doc... by mamoswined on Saturday August 11, 2012 @11:02PM (#4371691)
Yeah, lots of broscience there. There are other communities where people actually are looking at the scientific literature and testing hypotheses on themselves. I think the fitness stack exchange is closer to that.

That was my methodology for fixing my condition that I was told was incurable. I looked at pubmed for any study at all on the condition, even animal studies. And if there was anything promising that was not dangerous to do, I tried it.

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Re:Obesity and Fitness Are Revolutionized By Reddit, Not Doc... by jacques_chester on Sunday August 12, 2012 @12:50AM (#4371879)
Have you actually looked at fittit? A lot of the most vocal and active contributors and moderators are credentialled to hell and back.

Silverhydra, for example, is considered a minor deity thereabouts. He's a registered dietitian, an amateur bodybuilder and is the co-founder of examine.com, for which he reads literally dozens of studies per month.

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Re:Obesity and Fitness Are Revolutionized By Reddit, Not Doc... by kanzure on Sunday August 12, 2012 @12:21PM (#4372831)
> He's a registered dietitian, an amateur bodybuilder and is the co-founder of examine.com, for which he reads literally dozens of studies per month.

I am not amused by this. So he reads a dozen papers per month? That's not good... that's just terrible. Is there anyone that reads a more healthy amount?

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Re:Obesity and Fitness Are Revolutionized By Reddit, Not Doc... by jacques_chester on Sunday August 12, 2012 @09:12PM (#4374176)
And you read more? Less? Your qualifications to opine are?
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Re:Obesity and Fitness Are Revolutionized By Reddit, Not Doc... by kanzure on Monday August 13, 2012 @02:58AM (#4374789)
Well, yes, I do like to read more than that. But I am not selling myself off as an expert on nutrition or whatever? I'd rather find someone who reads more, so that I can avoid the garbage.
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Re:Obesity and Fitness Are Revolutionized By Reddit, Not Doc... by jacques_chester on Monday August 13, 2012 @10:15AM (#4375963)
Mate.

He's not "selling himself" as an expert in nutrition.

He is an expert in nutrition.

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