I'm not really responding to my own post, just adding that McLoughlin of the 
McLoughlin Group on PBS interviewed a couple of "experts" on diet for the 
New Year who said low-carb diets were a passing fad and that a grain-based, 
low-fat diet was the way to go. McLoughlin jumped in with how the food 
pyramid they were recommending is the same one we have been taught all 
along..... he could have said the same one we've got fat on.
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> Please discuss it as you go. I read it a few weeks ago and loved it.
> But then my beach books tend to be tomes on the development of the passive 
> voice in Indo-European languages.
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>>I have bought the book too but it will take awhile to get through it as I 
>>have other books to read....
>>
>> Marilyn
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>> From: "Gale" <[log in to unmask]>
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>>>I am in process of reading the book now (received it for Christmas) and 
>>>the only thing I can say is that I urge everyone who has not yet read the 
>>>book to go out right now, buy it and read it.  As someone involved in the 
>>>sciences, I really appreciate Taubes efforts in the book to evaluate each 
>>>of the major studies, to explain the inadequacies of epidemiology and how 
>>>these inadequacies must lead to basic and/or clinical research to be 
>>>meaningful, and I appreciate his vigorous attempt at objectivity. 
>>>Perhaps most importantly, he demonstrates how science can be negatively 
>>>influenced by politics and human nature (wishful science).  Yes he 
>>>addresses cancer. Yes you should read the book - I think you will be 
>>>surprised at what you learn.
>>>
>>>  gale
>>>
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