OK, more than a year have passed and I gained more knowledge of
Plant Positive channel and website. In short - he moves within the same path as Dr. "China Study" Campbell and Dr. John "Starch" McDougall.
1). He relies heavily on epidemiology and clearly argues that correlations CAN prove causation. This is why he posts so much epidemiological evidence. Just to quote his own words from a YouTube channel:
Quote:
If you listen to them [Low Carbers], you'd think that one means that if variable a is correlated with outcome b, then variable a could not have caused outcome b. They invert the original fallacy and create a new fallacy that's even worse. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqAg-jRitCY )
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So, he basically claims that
Correlation is not Causation is a fallacy rather than a hard rule of the Scientific Method.
2). He likes to cherry-pick clinical studies from the 1980's and 90's based on test diets with following composition: 30-50% carbohydrates, 30-35% fat and 10-15% protein. I've read a big chunk of these and in very most cases the type of carbohydrates is not specified at all. As Low Carbers, we perfectly know that these diets are nothing more than
S.A.D., proven countless times to be sickening.
So, at the end, Plant Positive is perfectly entitled to criticise others. As he points out in his rather huge "Legal Disclaimer" page on his website, = ""The information held on this site is merely the opinion of an individual. ... This information has not been evaluated by the FTC, FDA or any other government agency and that this information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.""
So, well, personally I am perfectly fine with this, as long as he doesnt't call his doing "Science" since he's openly trashing the Scientific Method.