ChristianKl comments on Critiquing Gary Taubes, Part 2: Atkins Redux - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ChristianKl 29 December 2013 01:45:17AM 1 point [-]

It's one thing to claim that, all else equal, low-carb diets have advantages over low-fat diets. It's another thing to claim you can eat unlimited amounts of fatty foods without gaining weight.

Allowing something is not the same thing as recommending it. People eat because they are hungry.

If you are writing a diet book than you give the reader heuristics. The diet should be judged by the effect of those heuristics.