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<blockquote data-quote="fergus" data-source="post: 116477" data-attributes="member: 6150"><p>I think clearviews put it very well.</p><p></p><p>In my opinion, there are so many flaws in both the science and the logic of the surgeons argument that it's difficult to know where to start in pulling it apart.</p><p>Fatty deposits around the heart, check. But singling sat. fat out as the chief agent is surely not possible given the variety of foods eaten let alone other lifestyle factors such as stress for example. It does seem he is taking it as a proven fact that saturated fat raising cholesterol is the root cause of CHD when that is still hypothetical and has proven impossible to confirm despite the huge efforts and expense incurred in trying to do so.</p><p>It looks like a very good example of a scientist seeing what he already believes is true, without actually approaching the issue with the open mind necessary for scientific progress.</p><p>Had he considered abnormal blood glucose and insulin levels for example - a much more plausible explanation that sat. fat and cholesterol. Had he looked at cortisol and dysfuntional HPA axis, which again actually fits the evidence much better that saturated fat. Does he think that, despite 30 years of health warnings about the possible dangers of sat fat and the advent of huge quantities of low fat foods, people are somehow eating more fat rather than less?</p><p>To be honest, I was much more impressed by the front page story in Monday's Guardian which reported that the WHO and UK agencies are attempting to ban the use of trans fats in our food. Now that, I think, we could all agree with.</p><p></p><p>All the best,</p><p></p><p>fergus</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fergus, post: 116477, member: 6150"] I think clearviews put it very well. In my opinion, there are so many flaws in both the science and the logic of the surgeons argument that it's difficult to know where to start in pulling it apart. Fatty deposits around the heart, check. But singling sat. fat out as the chief agent is surely not possible given the variety of foods eaten let alone other lifestyle factors such as stress for example. It does seem he is taking it as a proven fact that saturated fat raising cholesterol is the root cause of CHD when that is still hypothetical and has proven impossible to confirm despite the huge efforts and expense incurred in trying to do so. It looks like a very good example of a scientist seeing what he already believes is true, without actually approaching the issue with the open mind necessary for scientific progress. Had he considered abnormal blood glucose and insulin levels for example - a much more plausible explanation that sat. fat and cholesterol. Had he looked at cortisol and dysfuntional HPA axis, which again actually fits the evidence much better that saturated fat. Does he think that, despite 30 years of health warnings about the possible dangers of sat fat and the advent of huge quantities of low fat foods, people are somehow eating more fat rather than less? To be honest, I was much more impressed by the front page story in Monday's Guardian which reported that the WHO and UK agencies are attempting to ban the use of trans fats in our food. Now that, I think, we could all agree with. All the best, fergus [/QUOTE]
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