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32 Post author: gwern 02 May 2012 02:03PM

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Comment author: gwern 03 May 2012 06:31:09PM *  1 point [-]

I don't think that can be done, since I don't know of any of his theories which have been 'now proven to have negative results'. I think a post linked somewhere here accuses Roberts of actively avoiding clinical trials, where Roberts replies that he worked with a SUNY professor on 20 case-studies for the Shangri-La diet. Since the diet is his centerpiece and the subject of his only book (AFAIK), it probably represents the best-case testing of any of his theories...

EDIT: http://andrewgelman.com/2010/03/clippin_it/#comment-53303

Comment author: jsalvatier 03 May 2012 08:00:12PM 0 points [-]

Perhaps you're thinking of Andrew Gelman's recent post.