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When someone has publicly championed scientific orthodoxy for 30 years it takes integrity to be open to considering contrary evidence.

It's exceptional for one who's written a "how to" book based on that belief to renounce parts of it based on a new understanding.

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No one likes to say "I was wrong." It's especially difficult when it makes one subject to attacks from peers and colleagues.

@ProfTimNoakes has faced all of that, including having to defend himself in court at risk of his professional license.

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He formerly was "all in" on carb loading for high performance in athletic competition, and even was an inventor of a glucose goo marathoners take to recharge mid-race. He was a highly regarded sports medicine expert and author.

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But then @ProfTimNoakes found himself overweight and with Type 2 #diabetes, despite being an active runner who had completed 70 marathons and ultramarathons.

He also had seen his father die from #t2d.

So he dug into the dietary evidence.

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He quickly came to the conclusion that evidence supporting the #lowfat diet is totally insufficient to justify governments imposing it on all of Western society.

He "came out" with this new belief publicly, which made him something of a lightning rod.

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That's what landed him in front of a South African tribunal on charges that he had acted "unprofessionally and in a manner that is not in accordance with the standards and norms of the medical profession."

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He (with a team of pro bono attorneys) tenaciously presented his case, including evidence for the #LCHF diet.

He was found not guilty.

I've watched several videos of @ProfTimNoakes telling his story. The pain he endured in this struggle was real.

It left some scars.

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I'm so grateful for pioneers like him and @FructoseNo who have had the courage to risk and face down challenges to their licensure.

Their examples fortify laypersons like me. We're not crazy.

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I hope you'll check out this blog post, in which I've embedded a video of @ProfTimNoakes reviewing the scientific method, how we know things scientifically, and health implications of fat vs. carbs.

http://social-media-university-global.org/2020/12/whos-right-about-dietary-fat-and-carbohydrates/

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For epidemiological studies, the measured effect (or hazard ratio) needs to be > 2.0x to consider causation likely. For chimney sweeps getting scrotal cancer is was 2000x, and for heavy cigarette smoking and lung cancer 20-30x.

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Let this sink in.

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It's what @ProfTimNoakes calls "The Science of Scaremongering." The real danger comes from Insulin Resistance.

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I hope this gives you enough of a taste that you'll check out the post and embedded video.

http://social-media-university-global.org/2020/12/whos-right-about-dietary-fat-and-carbohydrates/

As @ProfTimNoakes says, he and his critics "can't both be right."

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You are betting your life on one side or the other right now.

Or maybe you're just not really paying attention.

You should pay attention.

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