Not a typo. Not April Fool’s Day. Not a spontaneous and mystical possession by the spirit of George McGovern. Not even a social experiment to see how many people I can get to unsubscribe from this blog in the span of a day (PLEASE STAY, I LOVE YOU). Maybe a little bit of this, though: […]
I keep doing this thing where I stand in the shower writing blog posts in my head, emerging from the suds giddy and prune-fingered, feeling strangely accomplished about the words I have not yet typed. And then I squeegee the fog off the bathroom mirror and tell myself you can do it Denise! and think […]
I’m occasionally stricken by a wave of crippling, all-consuming terror. Sometimes it’s because I can’t find my wallet. Sometimes it’s because I hear the unmistakable sound of Smitty throwing up on my bed. Sometimes it’s because I take a few wrong turns on Youtube and accidentally learn what Piccinini animal-human hybrids are (what is seen cannot be unseen). But […]
An in-depth analysis and scientific criticism of the claims made in the documentary “Forks Over Knives.”
Lest this blog sink further into its eery two-month silence, I think it’s high time for an update! First item of business: The Ancestral Health Symposium. Due to some serendipitous events, it turns out I’ll be presenting at this hyperventilation-inducingly-awesome event next week. My lecture is at 10:00 AM on August 6th in the Rolfe […]
(For those who are brave, can’t view PDFs, or simply adore scrolling. Reference numbers should be clickable, as should some of the table of contents.)
Woefully belated. Endnoted up the wazoo. Marked lack of cutesy. Click here for the HTML version, or head straight to the PDF: “The China Study”: A Formal Analysis and Response (Updated noon-ish PST on August 3rd with typo corrections) If you haven’t done so yet, also read Campbell’s first response and Campbell’s second response, which […]
Alright folks, I’ll be honest. I was not expecting my China Study critique, which started as a nerdy personal project pursued in the wee hours of the morn, to generate much interest. Like most of my weird projects, I figured it would be briefly perused by a few number-lovers before fading quietly into the abyss […]
Update December, 2019: After my blog post “In Defense of Low Fat” and my Ancestral Health Symposium talk, “Lessons from the Vegans,” I’ve gotten some questions (and caught wind of some rumors) that I’ve retracted my China Study conclusions and/or personally returned to veganism. Nizzope on both accounts! In fact, a professional statistician from the […]
Disclaimer: This blog post covers only a fraction of what’s sketchy with “The China Study.” In the years since I wrote it, I’ve added a number of additional articles expanding on this critique and covering a great deal of new material. Pop over to my Forks Over Knives review for more information on what’s wrong with […]
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