Mediterranean diet discredited?

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Hi All,

The not yet in Medline last issue of Lancet has four letters commenting on a

previous Lancet paper, which is pdf available and pdfs of all the four letters

are

available.

First, the paper is:

Singh RB, Dubnov G, Niaz MA, Ghosh S, Singh R, Rastogi SS, Manor O, Pella D,

Berry

EM.

Effect of an Indo-Mediterranean diet on progression of coronary artery disease

in

high risk patients (Indo-Mediterranean Diet Heart Study): a randomised

single-blind

trial.

Lancet. 2002 Nov 9;360(9344):1455-61.

PMID: 12433513

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve & db=pubmed & dopt=Abstra\

ct & list_uids=12433513 & query_hl=8

The letters basically totally discredit the veracity of the findings, although

the

paper was reviewed by four expert Peer Reviewers. The experiments were reported

to

have not been possible, considering the capacity of the research facilities of

the

Singh et al laboratories. The data were “too good to be true”, with respect to

how

beneficial the Mediterranean dieters responding to the diets and the small

standard

deviations. Original data and patients were poorly corroborated and identified.

There was no adequate in-site ethics and standards review committee.

The Indo-Mediterranean diet revisited

Lancet Jul 30;366 (9483):353-354

Jim Mann

Expression of concern: Indo-Mediterranean Diet Heart Study

Lancet Jul 30;366 (9483):354-356

Horton

Indo-Mediterranean diet and progression of coronary artery disease

Lancet Jul 30;366 (9483):365-366

CR Soman

Indo-Mediterranean diet and progression of coronary artery disease

Lancet Jul 30;366 (9483):366-367

Elliot M Berry

Al Pater, PhD; email: old542000@...

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[Guest guest]

Having been an " expert peer reviewer " (albeit not in the field of

nutrition), I can see how bad papers can still get through the review

process. Most of the real experts are far too busy to deal with

reviewing outside papers. It's volunteer work. The task usually gets

passed to the newer, less experienced staff.

However, when I've passed along a paper to a new guy for reviewing, I

tell him to review it in his own name, not mine!

Diane

--- In , Al Pater <old542000@y...>

wrote:

> Hi All,

>

> The not yet in Medline last issue of Lancet has four letters

commenting on a

> previous Lancet paper, which is pdf available and pdfs of all the

four letters are

> available.

>

> First, the paper is:

>

> Singh RB, Dubnov G, Niaz MA, Ghosh S, Singh R, Rastogi SS, Manor O,

Pella D, Berry

> EM.

> Effect of an Indo-Mediterranean diet on progression of coronary

artery disease in

> high risk patients (Indo-Mediterranean Diet Heart Study): a

randomised single-blind

> trial.

> Lancet. 2002 Nov 9;360(9344):1455-61.

> PMID: 12433513

>

>

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=

Retrieve & db=pubmed & dopt=Abstract & list_uids=12433513 & query_hl=8

>

> The letters basically totally discredit the veracity of the

findings, although the

> paper was reviewed by four expert Peer Reviewers. The experiments

were reported to

> have not been possible, considering the capacity of the research

facilities of the

> Singh et al laboratories. The data were " too good to be

true " , with

respect to how

> beneficial the Mediterranean dieters responding to the diets and the

small standard

> deviations. Original data and patients were poorly corroborated and

identified.

> There was no adequate in-site ethics and standards review committee.

>

> The Indo-Mediterranean diet revisited

> Lancet Jul 30;366 (9483):353-354

> Jim Mann

>

> Expression of concern: Indo-Mediterranean Diet Heart Study

> Lancet Jul 30;366 (9483):354-356

> Horton

>

> Indo-Mediterranean diet and progression of coronary artery disease

> Lancet Jul 30;366 (9483):365-366

> CR Soman

>

> Indo-Mediterranean diet and progression of coronary artery disease

> Lancet Jul 30;366 (9483):366-367

> Elliot M Berry

>

> Al Pater, PhD; email: old542000@y...

>

>

>

> ____________________________________________________

> Start your day with - make it your home page

> http://www./r/hs