Splinter Groups (was: Re: pork question)

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> >In the meantime we can just pick topics that we've already thought

> >about and try to exhaustively research them. Find the references

that

> >contradict our points so that we can 'while some studies (1,2,3)

have

> >found the opposite, the bulk of the research (4-12) has found

that...'

>

> :

>

> I think you've hit it on the head. The best way to get closest

to " the

> truth " is to get a group going on it, researching it, talking it

over and

> arguing about it.

That sounds like us!

> Myself I have the " sloppy research " problem with MOST books I read

> nowadays, but it's really irritating when you have books that

totally

> contradict each other and both say they are based on " scientific

fact " .

> Some of NT I can check out pretty easily -- like, " did they REALLY

make

> pickles like that in the old days? " -- and test with a low down-

side risk.

> But others -- like " saturated fats are good for you " is a lot more

> volatile, and since it IS a challenge to most of the " accepted

knowledge "

> out there, I think a good amount of oversight is both necessary and

> valuable -- it's necessary because, among other things, it helps

validate

> it. Or find the holes in it. It is important because when you start

trying

> something like eating a different kind of fat or eating raw milk,

you are

> gambling with your life and health, and people SHOULD be able to

see that

> things were well-researched and " peer reviewed " .

I worry about groupthink though, even when peer-reviewed. I used to

argue a lot on general nutrition boards, but it feels like bad karma

to be doing that and its amazing how many details you bogged in.

There is a halo effect around heart disease and saturated fat and

there is always some new study showing how its bad. When you look in

depth you can debunk, but even just focusing on the nutrition of

saturated fat, you can't cover everything and will go nuts trying to.

So I'm sure that once my newbie zeal has passed I'll end up sticking

to my comfortable little world and not taking on challenging new

ideas.