The continued drumbeat of spreading this information about the power of diet and health is one of the most important dynamics for the generations alive today. For too long the Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, and Millennials have been brainwashed by the mantra of quick, convenient consumption of processed foods, the misinterpretation of the value of healthy fats, and the corresponding consumption of pharmaceuticals to address the inevitable health issues resulting from an atrocious diet. As people like Malhotra, Fettke, Fung, Hallburg, Westman, Noakes, and many others get this publicity, even from the negative backlash by practitioners still invested in traditional nutritional mythology, this is very helpful in redirecting many toward a healthy lifestyle. Reading one article can permanently change the life of one person frustrated that despite years of conscientiously following the recommended SAD approach the result is a downward spiral of health. That person simply needs the impetus to make a change at the precise time she realizes the need to do something completely different, because the old nutritional guidelines and markers of good health don't work.

Just received the following email from the Cereal Killers team (cerealkillersthemovie):



Looks like the NYT article has attracted a large readership!

And a large number of people commenting agree with Malhotra. A year or two ago the majority of comments would have been against him.

Great to read those comments.

An article from The Evening Standard with little summary of his recommendations.
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/die...-eat/ar-BBuOpbQ

Ah...it was only a matter of time...that Dr David Katz would come out blasting away at not only Dr Malhotra but also all the health reporters at the New York Times. OMG..they are not towing the nutritional line anymore...those dietary guidelines that have improved the health of US these past forty years. While he, a "Nutrition and LIfestyle Expert" is being ignored..and relegated to lashing out in Forbes.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidka...y/#6652459523db

Diet Coverage In The New York Times? Chew Carefully, Swallow Selectively

"If this lamentation seems overdone to you..." Yes, David, your screed really is overdone and your delusions of grandeur a bit much to read.

Actually, this article should be titled "Diet Guru David Katz goes Ballistic... Again and Again"
Previous hissy fit http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=469995

I would agree with this, conditionally--the condition being, in comparison to what? Which is to say, I agree that it's probably an improvement over Morgan Spurlock's diet in Supersize Me.

I don't give a rat's patootie about consensus. The whole article gives nothing but "we're the experts, trust us." If you're the expert, tell us why you hold a certain position, not that we should hold it because you do. Also, don't be an expert in something that hasn't been resolved yet.

From experience, I cannot agree at all. Such a diet quickly produced dramatic downturns in my own health. And what do they mean "with or without" animal sources of protein?

Diets without animal sources are known to be deficient in B12, to name only one food element. And it's nothing to fool around with: a lack leads to mental illness and pernicious anemia.

So, I'll continue with #s 2 & 3 of Katz's signed consensus statement, as it is instructive that he likens the NYT's new attitude to their reporting of climate change:


Interesting he mentions Climate Change, but in the midst of his circuitous with no logic ranting using impressive vocabulary, he admits that the only proof is the "weight of evidence and expert consensus is among the more actionable and impactful any of us might make to forestall climate change . . . " The emphasis can't be on consensus when we lack so much factual evidence about what constitutes a healthy diet. So, is he saying it's like climate change where the consensus and "preponderance of expert opinion" wins in terms of identifying the correct dietary approach for humans????? In other words, "We have more on our side, so we win." There was a time when the expert and overwhelming consensus was that the earth was flat . . .



I'll give the NYTs props for printing both sides. The issue here is with the noisy and aggressive faction arguing their point with no factual basis. If pressed, I would imagine Katz's claims of evidence would be the epidemiological but flawed studies familiar to many.

Medscape has a long, feature article and interview with Dr Malhotra about his film. Featured at top right of the Heart Page. Medscape is a subscription information service for doctors and health care, but anyone can join.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/869636#vp_2