undefined | Better HN

0 pointsjimeuxx12y ago0 comments

People like Attia live in a parallel universe where there are healthy populations on Earth that eat no carbs and East Asia doesn't exist. My Japanese is good enough now to explain to my wife's active octogenarian grandparents why rice is going to give them heart disease and diabetes.

In all seriousness, the world of online nutrition is a nasty and insane place. There's a lot of dogma and cognitive dissonance in something that borders on religion among the followers of gurus like Attia. If you're simply looking for an objective explanation of science rather than an ideology, look elsewhere.

0 comments

5 comments · 2 top-level

AltanS12y ago· 3 in thread

There's a lot of scientific evidence supporting a ketogenic lifestyle, distinguishing this movement from fad diets and Attia from a Guru status. If you're interested I would recommend the following book: http://amzn.com/0983490708

dhimes12y ago

Better would be peer-reviewed journal articles. A lot of books have a tendency to promote the views of the author over providing a balance of information.

AltanS12y ago

Here is a short list of both author's peer-reviewed research papers on the topic. http://www.artandscienceoflowcarb.com/research/

1 more reply

jimeuxxOP12y ago

I have no background in science, and was totally sucked in by one of Gary Taubes' books precisely because of that. A lot of these authors are incredibly biased and happy to filter science to you in a way that's profitable for them. Volek and his Superstarch is someone I have little respect for. If you haven't come across it, and you're willing to listen to a different viewpoint, I really recommend http://carbsanity.blogspot.com Have a search for Attia, Taubes, Volek etc and you may find some surprises.

retzkek12y ago

To my knowledge Attia has never claimed a low-carb diet is right for everyone, rather quite the opposite.

> the world of online nutrition is a nasty and insane place

Attia would agree with you, and not just regarding online nutrition, but nutrition as a whole. He started NuSi [1] not to promote his low-carb lifestyle, but to promote independent nutritional research, since there's clearly something wrong with what we're doing now and the motivations of government- and industry-sponsored research are questionable at best.

[1] http://nusi.org/

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse