"2016 diet derps"

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Beth Mole, "For the love of God, eat more nuts… and other 2016 diet derps"
http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/12/for-the-love-of-god-eat-more-nuts-and-other-2016-diet-derps/

A great article that encapsulates the common sense approach I've seen here on MFP and the problems of "scientific" nutritional research.

Considering the influx of people that will be joining us around New Years, I think this contains some sage advice.

Highlight:
"'You can look at two people with the same amount of excess body weight, and they put on the weight for very different reasons,' said Dr. Arya Sharma, medical director of the obesity program at the University of Alberta, told the Times. Current diet, genetics, exercise levels, medications that promote weight gain, stress-levels, bad eating habits, and more can contribute to health problems and weight gain, researchers are now noting. And those different problems require different remedies to take weight off and keep it off."