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I don't think that books are a particularly reliable source of evidence. Usually they're written by someone with a particular hypothesis or stance. They may cite plenty of scientific studies, but they will be studies that support their hypothesis, and not those that don't. It gives the reader the false impression that it's…

..and the difference is that you stated it was your opinion...

That's fair enough Leena. You did say earlier that you don't care for the opinion of scientists or dietitians, which sounds to me like you are particularly anti-science, and not interested in a balanced view. You are suggesting that we keep open-minded when it seems that you are not prepared to do the same yourself. That's…

I've been eyeing these off for ages. Good to know opinions. I think I'll stick to Cadbury.

Oh, I see... It reminded me of one of the old paleo threads....lol

And this ^^^^

I had a read of the type of people involved in well.org, and the producer's bio, and some of his claims, particularly on topics I know very well, and I knew it was a vanity project full of pseudoscience, peppered with just enough actual science to mislead the unwary.

Yes, I use mine a lot. The food is delicious, very moist and tasty. I'm glad I bought mine.

Some people get very defensive about the fact that they don't have the education/understanding to be able to consider scientific research to back their claims, so instead of acknowledging it, they discount it as being irrelevant, or not credible. I've had several of these types of discussions on MFP. I've also seen people…

I totally agree, but some people may not understand how to read and interpret scientific studies, so it would be a real challenge for them. They may feel that they can't participate.

I have one and I love it. I use it at least 3 times a week. For me I cook fresh chicken fillets, veges, and frozen crumbed fish. DH uses it for bacon, frozen chips (fries), spring rolls, pies and sausage rolls. Everything cooks really well.

An acupuncturist makes a paleo movie....says we need to eat organic and sugar is toxic. Sounds like a fun movie.

NOT soluble fibre because it slows transit time through your digestive system and it may feel counterproductive. The best natural detox is the natural ability of your lungs, skin, kidneys etc to excrete waste and your liver enzymes to detox the 'toxins'. The best part is that it's free!

This only relates to trans fats. Can you explain the problem with PUFAs and interesterified fats? (a quick google brings up mercola, natural news and food babe)

Sausage mince, puff pastry? I can't imagine why that would make you ill unless you're intolerant to sulphites, which may have been a preservative used. This is what's in Coles sausage mince: Beef (70%), Water, Rice Flour, Salt, Mineral Salt (451), Preservative (223), Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein (Maize), Dextrose (Maize),…

I've been to Bali many times LeenaGee. It's not just the Aussies of course, but there are certainly more of them because of our proximity. Drinking and partying and playing up is what young people tend to do, Aussie, Kiwi, Brit etc... I don't believe that you were painting a very balanced picture of what was going on in…

Lol....you were talking about Paleo restaurants, silly uninformed celebs and the move to paleo style eating as if it was the be all and end all to healthful eating, which is so very wrong. People jump on that bandwagon because they don't really understand nutrition and human physiology, which is a shame. You don't need to…

I guess you don't understand the meaning of scientific literacy. If people had a better understanding of basic human physiology and biochemistry, there wouldn't be so many Pete followers. What we are really drowning in is pseudoscience.

I agree that obesity is partly heritable (twin and family studies have shown this) but environment (lifestyle, choices etc) plays a big role too, except in very rare situations such as Prader wili. I think that there is some interesting nutrigenetic research emerging, and I wonder if down the track, we will be able to eat…

Oh, the poop comment was great wasn't it. Who's wearing the poop now?

I'm in Australia and I haven't noticed it either. Is the celebrity chef you are referring to 'Paleo' Pete Evans? He is considered a joke by most of the scientific and dietetic community. He talks such nonsense. I'm surprised that people are taken in by him, but I suppose it has a lot to do with his celeb profile, which I…

This very small study of n=12 obese and overweight people has little to do with sugar. It's about GI and blood flow in the brain region involved in reward but also behaviour (very different to reward). It's impossible to determine from this study that the high GI food is rewarding. The first two studies were prospective…

This study was included in a meta-analysis that did not support an association between diets high in glycemic index, glycemic load, total carbohydrates or sucrose and pancreatic cancer risk http://annonc.oxfordjournals.org/content/23/10/2536.abstract

This link took me to a study looking at telomere length in NHANES participants. It concluded that sugar-sweetened soda consumption was associated with shorter chromosome telomeres (generally a bad thing), but non-carbonated sugar sweetened beverages were not. Additionally, consumption of 100% fruit juice was marginally…

Your link takes me to "Sugar Is a Poison, Says UCSF Obesity Expert Robert Lustig"

It's not mainstream because it's not clear yet.

I couldn't face the 18 pages....

Wait...Is that you foodbabe.com/?

I use them them in stirfries but they must be well hidden. After I've drained them I soak them in water and lemon juice. The lemon juice gets rid of that hideous fishy smell. Then I chop them into smaller pieces and dry fry. I add them to the stirfry at the end.

A calorie from a carb is the same as a calorie of fat or protein. Could you please provide your research to show that it isn't. Thank you.