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book review (221) contra (34) nutrition (14) scientific debate (7) sugar (3) Gary Taubes (3) Stephan Guyenet (2)

Link: Taubes Contra Guyenet on Sugar

Scott Alexander shares links to a debate between Gary Taubes and Stephan Guyenet about the health effects of sugar, praising the high-level discussion.

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Jan 30, 2017 173 words 0 likes 21 comments Read Read
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Link: Guyenet On Taubes

Scott Alexander reviews Stephan Guyenet's critique of Gary Taubes' anti-sugar book, agreeing with Guyenet's multi-factorial view of obesity and disease causes, and retracting his previous support for Taubes.

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Jan 26, 2017 1,067 words 0 likes 155 comments Read Read
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Contrarians, Crackpots, and Consensus

Scott explores the nature of scientific contrarianism, discussing how ideas spread through the scientific community and the challenges faced by both crackpots and legitimate contrarians.

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Aug 9, 2015 3,495 words 0 likes 424 comments Read Read
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