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Originally Posted by Cron  Jon, I mean no offense, but I prefer current knowledge of the highest scientific caliber from one of the best research scientists leading a team of scientists in a massive long term study to the 70 year old opinions of a dead dentist. |
Dr. Price studied 14 culturally isolated groups of people still eating their indiginous diets and observed the effects of diet on teeth, bone structure, and general health. To me this seems like a scientific way to conduct epidemiological research into the effects of diet on health. It would be hard to duplicate his research today because of globalization and the influx of Western foods into most populations.
In addition to dor's points, scientific research can be interpreted many different ways. We see what we want to see. The Price Foundation published a
rebuttal to The China Study, part of which states:
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[T]he actual data from the original publication paints a different picture. Figure 1 shows selected correlations between macronutrients and cancer mortality. Most of them are not statistically significant, which means that the probability the correlation is due to chance is greater than five percent. It is interesting to see, however, the general picture that emerges. Sugar, soluble carbohydrates, and fiber all have correlations with cancer mortality about seven times the magnitude of that of animal protein, and total fat and fat as a percentage of calories were both negatively correlated with cancer mortality. The only statistically significant association between intake of a macronutrient and cancer mortality was a large protective effect of total oil and fat intake as measured on the questionnaire.
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Now I want to throw in a twist. Think about this from the standpoint of Subjective Reality. You believe veganism is the most healthful lifestyle, therefore you are going to see evidence everywhere for this belief. I believe that eating animal products is not inherently bad for me, therefore I will see evidence for my belief. The whole subject of food as it relates to human health is so complex with so many variables that it is hard for "science" to come up with the "right" answer. Is there really any point to discussing this in "scientific" terms? Or are we just intellectualizing our gut feelings?
I really don't see how anyone can make sense out of anything in this world, but we do the best we can.
