I think you've got to respect someone who says, not only here, but all the time, the following :
As in ANY science, these experiments SHOULD be replicated by INDEPENDENT investigators. We’ve been arguing about this for over a century. Let’s put it to rest with MORE GOOD science. The public health implications are enormous.
(capitals mine for emphasis)
Gary (I'm a huge fan, can you tell ?) always calls for further investigation. There's too much bad science around, and it's rarely independent. Researchers funded by turkeys are unlikely to conclude that no Christmas is complete without a turkey :lol:
I always recommend his book Good Calories, Bad Calories which could equally be called Good Science, Bad Science.
And I do see why people could be put off by his persona. But I question why anyone wouldn't pick up what he says and look into it.
Perhaps, as Tom Naughton suggests in Fathead, 'follow the money !'
Geoff