I've tied them both - they both workied in that I lost weight. I found
MacDougall easier to stay on and I felt better. With Atkins I lost
weight but finally couldn't live with the side-effects.
-Mike
Paul S Cantrell wrote:
Sorry, John, but I don't have any negative results to
share.
I *personally* don't know anyone who "tried this diet and didn't see
any improvement" but I reckon there are genetic groups that do not
respond to this diet. Every one has to look at their own health,
family history and make decisions for themselves with the data
available to them.
I'm with you on being wary of doctors with books and
things to sell, but all that I was saying is that Dr.
McDougall's work passes my smell test, while Atkins does not.
On 10/9/05, John Hayes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The
plural of anecdote is not data. And frankly, testimonials aren't
worth the paper they are printed on.
Your example is very reason science is based on *disproving* a
hypothesis - the chance for confirmation bias is just too high
otherwise.
>From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias
-
> "Confirmation bias is a phenomenon wherein decision makers have
been
> shown to actively seek out and assign more weight to evidence that
> confirms their hypothesis, and ignore or underweight evidence that
> could disconfirm their hypothesis."
And unfortunately Paul, that is exactly what you are doing here. You
give us 3 positive results when what we really need to know is how many
people tried this diet and didn't see any improvement. Lupus is a
disease that naturally waxes and wanes - your friend's daughter's
improvement could have been just as highly correlated with the cycle of
the moon.
I'm not saying the diet *doesn't* work - but as I've said repeatly in
this thread, be very wary of book authors with letters and periods after
their names.
jh
--
Thanks,
PC
He's the kind of a guy who lights up a room just by flicking a switch
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