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Publishing a standing list of your own mistakes, and correcting them, is part of doing science honestly.Their words
I make mistakes, and acknowledging and correcting them is an important part of how I grow.
Stephan Guyenet
Obesity researcher; wrote The Hungry Brain, on why the brain overeats, and reviews nutrition evidence.
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Publishing a standing list of your own mistakes, and correcting them, is part of doing science honestly.
I make mistakes, and acknowledging and correcting them is an important part of how I grow.
stephanguyenet.comSaid 11 May 2021This on korrents
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Changed their mind The executives of the Nutrition Science Initiative paid themselves their own enormous salaries out of a nonprofit's donations.
Before One thing that I think hasn’t gotten enough attention is the fact that NuSI staff, particularly Attia, paid themselves enormous salaries while they were at NuSI
Now NuSI executives didn’t set their own compensation, as I and others have implied.
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1 February 2021
From one piece Does energy imbalance (calories in > out) cause obesity? 6 beliefs · stephanguyenet.com
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Common obesity is not caused by a slow metabolism: people with obesity burn more energy, not less.Their words
This tells us that common obesity is not the result of a reduced metabolic rate– a common but erroneous belief.
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This suggests that overfeeding had caused their body fat regulatory system to durably accept a higher “setpoint”.
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Body fat is biologically regulated, so losing weight provokes a starvation response that pushes the weight back on.Their words
This is a phenomenon I call the “starvation response”, and it happens because body fat mass is biologically regulated.
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In people living their normal lives, circulating insulin level, and the insulin response to carbohydrate, don’t reliably predict who will gain weight and who won’t.
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The brain, not insulin or fat tissue, is what ultimately controls the energy balance equation.Their words
However, whichever side of the energy balance equation is giving orders, the brain appears to be the commander-in-chief of the equation as a whole.
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No matter what your model of obesity is, in order to explain the development of an obese body, energy imbalance has to be a link in the model’s causal chain.
30 August 2018
From one piece Quickly assessing the credibility of public experts 3 beliefs · stephanguyenet.com
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The likelihood that someone is providing high-quality information in these domains is lower than in less controversial areas like physics or neuroscience.
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The work of Philip Tetlock, PhD and others has shown that people who have one big idea to explain everything (“hedgehogs” or ideologues) are very bad at accurately modeling the world, predicting outcomes, and recommending effective actions.
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Changing your mind in light of new facts should be celebrated rather than held against you.Their words
Inability to change one’s mind is a hallmark of an irrational belief system.
1 August 2018
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Their words, before
One thing that I think hasn’t gotten enough attention is the fact that NuSI staff, particularly Attia, paid themselves enormous salaries while they were at NuSI
Their words now
NuSI executives didn’t set their own compensation, as I and others have implied.
3 July 2018
From one piece Why the carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity is probably wrong: A supplementary reply to Ebbeling and Ludwig’s JAMA article 4 beliefs · stephanguyenet.com
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If the science isn’t settled yet, perhaps it’s not the right time for bestselling books that confidently promote the CIM and a diet based on it to the public?
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Like most diets, low-carbohydrate diets aren’t very effective against obesity in the average person, but they do have some effectiveness and they are certainly a valid tool in the toolbox.
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The question we must answer is not “can we find evidence that supports the CIM”, but rather “does the CIM provide the best fit for the totality of the evidence”.
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The carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity is probably wrong: it does not fit the totality of the evidence.Their words
Certain forms of carbohydrate probably do contribute to obesity, among other factors, but I don’t think the CIM provides a compelling explanation for common obesity.
14 February 2017
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Syndrome X: The Silent KillerTheir words
Syndrome X is a classic book written by a giant in the field of physiology, and I think it has stood the test of time relatively well.
26 January 2017
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The Case Against SugarTheir words
The Case Against Sugar is a journey through sugar history and science that is heavily distorted through the lens of Taubes's personal beliefs. By this metric, it is not journalism, but advocacy. To a general audience that has little basis for evaluating its claims, the book will be misleading.
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Publishing a standing list of your own mistakes, and correcting them, is part of doing science honestly.
I make mistakes, and acknowledging and correcting them is an important part of how I grow.
Mistakes page for The Hungry Brain Said 11 May 2021
Energy imbalance is a necessary link in the causal chain of obesity: there is no other way for the extra energy to arrive in the body.
No matter what your model of obesity is, in order to explain the development of an obese body, energy imbalance has to be a link in the model’s causal chain.
Does energy imbalance (calories in > out) cause obesity? Said 1 Feb 2021
The brain, not insulin or fat tissue, is what ultimately controls the energy balance equation.
However, whichever side of the energy balance equation is giving orders, the brain appears to be the commander-in-chief of the equation as a whole.
Does energy imbalance (calories in > out) cause obesity? Said 1 Feb 2021
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Insulin levels do not predict who gains weight in ordinary life, which is hard to square with insulin being the primary cause of obesity.
In people living their normal lives, circulating insulin level, and the insulin response to carbohydrate, don’t reliably predict who will gain weight and who won’t.
Does energy imbalance (calories in > out) cause obesity? Said 1 Feb 2021
Body fat is biologically regulated, so losing weight provokes a starvation response that pushes the weight back on.
This is a phenomenon I call the “starvation response”, and it happens because body fat mass is biologically regulated.
Does energy imbalance (calories in > out) cause obesity? Said 1 Feb 2021
Overeating can durably raise the level of body fat the body then defends, which is how weight ratchets up over a lifetime.
This suggests that overfeeding had caused their body fat regulatory system to durably accept a higher “setpoint”.
Does energy imbalance (calories in > out) cause obesity? Said 1 Feb 2021
Common obesity is not caused by a slow metabolism: people with obesity burn more energy, not less.
This tells us that common obesity is not the result of a reduced metabolic rate– a common but erroneous belief.
Does energy imbalance (calories in > out) cause obesity? Said 1 Feb 2021
Changing your mind in light of new facts should be celebrated rather than held against you.
Inability to change one’s mind is a hallmark of an irrational belief system.
Quickly assessing the credibility of public experts Said 30 Aug 2018
People who explain everything with one big idea are bad at modelling the world, and the media selects for them because they sound confident.
The work of Philip Tetlock, PhD and others has shown that people who have one big idea to explain everything (“hedgehogs” or ideologues) are very bad at accurately modeling the world, predicting outcomes, and recommending effective actions.
Quickly assessing the credibility of public experts Said 30 Aug 2018
Nutrition is one of the domains where beliefs track group identity rather than evidence, so an expert's claims there deserve more suspicion than in physics.
The likelihood that someone is providing high-quality information in these domains is lower than in less controversial areas like physics or neuroscience.
Quickly assessing the credibility of public experts Said 30 Aug 2018
The carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity is probably wrong: it does not fit the totality of the evidence.
Certain forms of carbohydrate probably do contribute to obesity, among other factors, but I don’t think the CIM provides a compelling explanation for common obesity.
Why the carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity is probably wrong: A supplementary reply to Ebbeling and Ludwig’s JAMA article Said 3 Jul 2018
The test of a scientific model is not whether supporting evidence can be found for it, but whether it fits the totality of the evidence.
The question we must answer is not “can we find evidence that supports the CIM”, but rather “does the CIM provide the best fit for the totality of the evidence”.
Why the carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity is probably wrong: A supplementary reply to Ebbeling and Ludwig’s JAMA article Said 3 Jul 2018
Low-carbohydrate diets do cause fat loss and are a legitimate tool, even though the theory offered to explain them is wrong.
Like most diets, low-carbohydrate diets aren’t very effective against obesity in the average person, but they do have some effectiveness and they are certainly a valid tool in the toolbox.
Why the carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity is probably wrong: A supplementary reply to Ebbeling and Ludwig’s JAMA article Said 3 Jul 2018
Recommending a diet to the public before the science behind it is settled is the same mistake the USDA made with low-fat advice in the 1980s.
If the science isn’t settled yet, perhaps it’s not the right time for bestselling books that confidently promote the CIM and a diet based on it to the public?
Why the carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity is probably wrong: A supplementary reply to Ebbeling and Ludwig’s JAMA article Said 3 Jul 2018
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Changing your mind in light of new facts should be celebrated rather than held against you. 4 hold this
Inability to change one’s mind is a hallmark of an irrational belief system.
Quickly assessing the credibility of public experts Said 30 Aug 2018
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Liked Syndrome X: The Silent Killer
Syndrome X is a classic book written by a giant in the field of physiology, and I think it has stood the test of time relatively well.
stephanguyenet.com 14 Feb 2017
Disliked The Case Against Sugar
The Case Against Sugar is a journey through sugar history and science that is heavily distorted through the lens of Taubes's personal beliefs. By this metric, it is not journalism, but advocacy. To a general audience that has little basis for evaluating its claims, the book will be misleading.
stephanguyenet.com 26 Jan 2017
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