Paleo/LC, nutritional knowledge andthe Dunning-Kruger effect
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Acg67
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Is it possible that the paleo diet and low carb diets make you dumber on the subject of nutrition, yet at the same time makes you think you know a lot about the subject? Using low carb and paleo dieters favorite sort of evidence, that would be anecdotal, that seems to be the case.
Could this also explain why you also see so many cases of special snowflake syndrome in these dieters, sheer ignorance of basic nutritional facts, despite fancying themselves as quite knowledgeable on the subject?
Or maybe they suffer from a form of true believer syndrome
Could this also explain why you also see so many cases of special snowflake syndrome in these dieters, sheer ignorance of basic nutritional facts, despite fancying themselves as quite knowledgeable on the subject?
Or maybe they suffer from a form of true believer syndrome
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Is it possible that the paleo diet and low carb diets make you dumber on the subject of nutrition, yet at the same time makes you think you know a lot about the subject? Using low carb and paleo dieters favorite sort of evidence, that would be anecdotal, that seems to be the case.
Could this also explain why you also see so many cases of special snowflake syndrome in these dieters, sheer ignorance of basic nutritional facts, despite fancying themselves as quite knowledgeable on the subject?
Or maybe they suffer from a form of true believer syndrome
i think you are on to something here...0 -
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Yes, I'm sure you are infinetly more intelligent and educated on the subject of nutrition and human anatomy than Robb Wolff, who is in fact a research biochemist. i can tell by looking at your abs.0
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Yes, I'm sure you are infinetly more intelligent and educated on the subject of nutrition and human anatomy than Robb Wolff, who is in fact a research biochemist. i can tell by looking at your abs.
Why yes, he must be indicative of paleo adherents as a whole, how silly of me0 -
Oh jeez...0
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That's just crazy talk and blasphemy! ;-)0
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Is it possible that the paleo diet and low carb diets make you dumber on the subject of nutrition, yet at the same time makes you think you know a lot about the subject? Using low carb and paleo dieters favorite sort of evidence, that would be anecdotal, that seems to be the case.
Could this also explain why you also see so many cases of special snowflake syndrome in these dieters, sheer ignorance of basic nutritional facts, despite fancying themselves as quite knowledgeable on the subject?
Or maybe they suffer from a form of true believer syndrome
i think you are on to something here...
Just what I was thinking!0 -
Dude, we get it. You don't like Paleo. Fine. Good for you. If it works for some people, great. Good for them.
Get over it and move on.0 -
Yes, I'm sure you are infinetly more intelligent and educated on the subject of nutrition and human anatomy than Robb Wolff, who is in fact a research biochemist. i can tell by looking at your abs.
Why yes, he must be indicative of paleo adherents as a whole, how silly of me
Read his book, and if you can understand the science of it, it might open your eyes. Dont be a Thomas Friedman.....0 -
Absolutely, the high carb highly processed low fat typical SAD has got to be better for you..........NOT0
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Dude, we get it. You don't like Paleo. Fine. Good for you. If it works for some people, great. Good for them.
Get over it and move on.
I love her, yes I do!!0 -
Yes, I'm sure you are infinetly more intelligent and educated on the subject of nutrition and human anatomy than Robb Wolff, who is in fact a research biochemist. i can tell by looking at your abs.
Why yes, he must be indicative of paleo adherents as a whole, how silly of me
Didn't take long to get a working example, now did it?0 -
Is it possible that the paleo diet and low carb diets make you dumber on the subject of nutrition, yet at the same time makes you think you know a lot about the subject? Using low carb and paleo dieters favorite sort of evidence, that would be anecdotal, that seems to be the case.
Could this also explain why you also see so many cases of special snowflake syndrome in these dieters, sheer ignorance of basic nutritional facts, despite fancying themselves as quite knowledgeable on the subject?
Or maybe they suffer from a form of true believer syndrome
This is quite interesting from a guy who Intermittent Fasts and has Chicken Breasts for breakfast. I don't remember Ozzie and Harriet serviing that up for the Nelson kids.
I am not throwing stones, I am not a Paleo person but we are all delusional here in one way or the other. I am ovo-lacto and low carb - Just my personal delusion.0 -
Dude, we get it. You don't like Paleo. Fine. Good for you. If it works for some people, great. Good for them.
Get over it and move on.
But most importantly...
"DON'T STOP, BELIEVING!!!!!!!!"0 -
Absolutely, the high carb highly processed low fat typical SAD has got to be better for you..........NOT
OMG, are those the only 2 options? I'm neither doing paleo/ low carb or SAD. I must be doing it wrong!! :sad:0 -
I'm sorry, whom were you trying to make sound stupid here?0
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I'm low carb. It works better for me than anything else has. Because it is easier to control my appetite and cravings. I am trying to understand what little real research is behind it. Of course as someone who failed high school chemistry this is a serious struggle, but it's worth it. There is a lot of junk science out there.
But while it interests me enough to learn as much as I can learn about it, know what, in the end, what matters is it works. Yes I want to know why. Yes I want more good studies done. Yes it does matter. But not as much as the results I'm getting matter.0 -
LOW-CARBER BUMP.0
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Absolutely, the high carb highly processed low fat typical SAD has got to be better for you..........NOT
OMG, are those the only 2 options? I'm neither doing paleo/ low carb or SAD. I must be doing it wrong!! :sad:
Right? Lol one extreme or the other.0
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