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Taubes And The Emerging CW On Refined Carbs

The NY Times Sunday Review gives more space to Gary Taubes, who explains yet again that neither all macronutrients nor all calories are created equal.

As my contribution to dietary science I have engaged in random surveys of the "Us" and "People" magzine articles about diet secrets of the Holywood stars.  In that world, low-carb diets are widely cited as the key to dietary success. (FWIW, bodybuilders are another motivated group who have known that for decades.)

Here is Taubes from Newsweek in May, and a CrossFitter talking him up.

If It's Sunday...

If it's Sunday and you are looking for Clarice's Pieces, well, it came out last Friday.  The future was then!

She mentions Tetlock's work on the predictive power of pundits; I predict few will follow this supplemental link.

Getting Ready For London

NBC has been broadcasting the US Olympic Trials in order to hype the upcoming Olympics.  Phelps and Lochte are going to be all we hear about this summer. Well, along with Insane Bolt and whatever gymnasts are annointed.  It's all good.