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by gregwebs 4004 days ago
Why is an opinion piece about a nutrition topic with 1 citation worthy of discussion on Hacker News?

Here is an article with citations and discussion of modern research and patient experience that comes to a different conclusion: http://chriskresser.com/3-reasons-gluten-intolerance-may-be-...

I won't bother submitting it to Hacker News since it doesn't have the official NYTimes scientific stamp of approval.
2 comments
mattmanser 4004 days ago
Chris Kresser, M.S., L.Ac is a globally recognized leader in the fields of ancestral health, Paleo nutrition, and functional and integrative medicine

Yeah...

Really scientific, unbiased, peer reviewed, modern research. Not a snake oil salesman at all.

Also any article in the format "X reasons [thing] is more harmful than [other thing]" can generally be laughed at.

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brerlapn 4004 days ago
TFA clearly doesn't support your re-written straw man headline, and by comparison:

- Kresser: 21 citations to "scientific, unbiased, peer reviewed, modern research"

- NYT OpEd guest writer: naked unsupported assertion that "most of these assertions [about gluten], however, are contradicted by significant evidence" providing no references or scientific discussion

Which one is snake oil again? More ironic, the Kresser article does talk about gluten as an auto-immune trigger, making your dismissal seem even more knee-jerk. There are people doing serious work on nutrition, but you won't have much luck finding them in the NYT, much less the OpEd section.

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atinoda-kestrel 4004 days ago
Which one is snake oil again?

Well... cod liver oil, actually. And that would be here: http://store.chriskresser.com/

Frankly, I wouldn't put a whole lot of faith in either.

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aurora72 4004 days ago
IMHO that nytimes article seems to dream of a world in which we could enjoy breads and all other wheat products with no health concerns. A nice dream but it annot be applied to real world.
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