I don't know how many of my readers share this impression I have of the low carb online community on the whole, but here it is. To me it seems this community has fallen victim to the same kind of group-think many have long decried, hanging out at sites where non-believers are turned away. No differing opinions allowed in such echo chambers.
The result of which is that we see the sort of repetition of catch phrases that would make a political party proud. You know what I'm talking about ... when the various mouthpieces making the rounds of the Sunday shows, morning shows and various cable and talk radio shows all seem to have the same speech patterns.
And so it is now that low carb cookbook authors and comedians give speeches on how to critically evaluate scientific studies. The former individual I'm speaking of is Dana Carpender. Her speech on the recently concluded Low Carb Cruise (Jimmy Moore) was posted online: Part 1, Part 2. (Direct links: Part 1, Part 2.)
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