Those basters

Back in the day, I wrote a few nutritional screeds. At a dinner for the Springfield-Greene County Friends of the Library, the woman next to me saw my name tag and said, "Oh; you're Alison Parker." I was happy to have my name recognized. But it quickly became clear that the woman, a nutritionist at a local hospital, hated my guts. The main point in the links below is bad science and the people who bow to the generally accepted rules. Be slow to believe what those basters (sic) are telling you. See the following:

Gary Taubes on salt:
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/281/5379/898?ijkey=ATm56Jl8nBVYU

Gary Taubes on fat:
http://people.bu.edu/sobieraj/nutrition/fat_science3_30_01.html

I'm happy to say that most of my stands on nutrition have been borne out. For now, at least. If only I had followed them!