Study is fatally flawed

rcreeve

Please note the analysis done on this research is fatally flawed.

The response below to this research details the gaps.

http://www.zoeharcombe.com/2018/02/low-carb-diets-birth-defects/

Azdak

Author of that article is fatally flawed as well, although not as bad as others I have seen. When someone cites Gary Taubes as one of their favorite nutrition books, I see more red flags than a May Day parade in Moscow.

Not dismissing it out of hand—just urging extreme caution and some skepticism.

AnvilHead

Azdak wrote: »

Author of that article is fatally flawed as well, although not as bad as others I have seen. When someone cites Gary Taubes as one of their favorite nutrition books, I see more red flags than a May Day parade in Moscow.

Not dismissing it out of hand—just urging extreme caution and some skepticism.

She also worships Lustig (another woo peddler) and blames fructose for the obesity epidemic in her book, The Obesity Epidemic. Yeah, hard pass on this one as a source.

kimny72

Azdak wrote: »

Author of that article is fatally flawed as well, although not as bad as others I have seen. When someone cites Gary Taubes as one of their favorite nutrition books, I see more red flags than a May Day parade in Moscow.

Not dismissing it out of hand—just urging extreme caution and some skepticism.

I also think we did a pretty good job in the original thread refuting that study without resorting to bringing in woo from the opposite side.

lemurcat12

kimny72 wrote: »

Azdak wrote: »

Author of that article is fatally flawed as well, although not as bad as others I have seen. When someone cites Gary Taubes as one of their favorite nutrition books, I see more red flags than a May Day parade in Moscow.

Not dismissing it out of hand—just urging extreme caution and some skepticism.

I also think we did a pretty good job in the original thread refuting that study without resorting to bringing in woo from the opposite side.

This was my thought too.

mph323

Why is this a new thread? Wasn't this reference posted in the original? It seems like this will just lead to duplicate posts on the same subject, kind of a waste of time.