[Ads-l] Trumpian levels of invective - 4 Feb 2016

[Joel Berson]

The article has its problems too.

"For example, the scientists might notice that people who eat lots of one specific food, say broccoli, get cancer more often. The scientists might then report that broccoli is "associated" with heart disease."

Joel


      From: Benjamin Barrett <mail.barretts at GMAIL.COM>
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 Sent: Sunday, February 7, 2016 9:31 PM
 Subject: [ADS-L] Trumpian levels of invective - 4 Feb 2016
   
"What this scathing exchange between top scientists reveals about what nutritionists actually know” in the The Washington Post
by Peter Whoriskey
http://wapo.st/20tthoq <http://wapo.st/20tthoq>

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That much was interesting enough. But in recent weeks one exchange has gone even farther, at times approaching Trumpian levels of invective, over whether nutrition scientists... well, actually know what they’re talking about.
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Benjamin Barrett
Formerly of Seattle, WA
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