This Man Thinks He Never Has to Eat Again

Re:This Man Thinks He Never Has to Eat Again by criley on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @04:06PM (#5370804)

I don't, I have a BS in Biology and these kind of disruptive ideas are exciting to me. After spending years studying biochemistry and nutrition, I realize that a lot of evidence is out there is crap.

Nutrition isn't some old-guard field with a hundred years of solid decided science weighing it down. In my opinion it's like genetics, a fast moving, exciting field full of interesting ideas and disruptive possibility.

Quite frankly, our understanding of the human GI and human nutrition is still rather pathetic, and a lot of the "common wisdom" is based on misinformation and bad evidence.

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Re:This Man Thinks He Never Has to Eat Again by Shorel on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @04:26PM (#5370909)

The common wisdom of 100-150 years ago is not as bad as common wisdom from 1980.

Anna Karenina, Part Two, chapter 19:

"He had no need to be strict with himself, as he had very quickly been brought down to the required light weight; but still he had to avoid gaining flesh, and so he eschewed farinaceous and sweet dishes."

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Re:This Man Thinks He Never Has to Eat Again by criley on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @04:49PM (#5371026)

I can pull out quotes of Greek philosophers or Egyptians extolling the virtues of lifelong exercise and moderation in food... that's not quite the common wisdom I'm thinking of!

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