That's okay Steve, to each their own. Actually- if you want to include the discussion of vegetarianism here, or provide excerpts from The Holy Science- I welcome it. It might be nice to compare notes, and I think it will help attract others who might wish to participate and include their own thoughts.
Another excerpt from the book, which tells us a little more about the author Dr. Mark Hyman:
Furthermore, even scientists are sometimes guilty of supporting their preferred theories with near-religious fervor. As a result, they believe only the studies that confirm their points of view. We call this cherry-picking the research. After reading thousands of papers on human nutrition over 35 years, even I get confused. But I find my way beyond the headlines because I understand the methods and can analyze the actual data to learn what the studies demonstrate- or, equally important, what they don't demonstrate.
...As a doctor, I have also seen how my patients respond to different dietary and nutritional interventions. I have developed a way of eating that frees you from a dangerous fear of food and creates a sane, sustainable, flexible diet. I don't take money from any vested interest, nor have I spent my life proving any particular nutritional school of thought. I have been both a vegan and an omnivore. I have eaten low-fat, high-carb diets and low-carb, high-fat diets, and I have recommended and overseen all sorts of regimens for tens of thousands of patients over 30 years of medical practice and advocacy.
...Once, I advocated and prescribed low-fat vegetarian diets, but as new research convinced me that fat was good, I changed my recommendations. I am not married to a particular point of view. I am curious about what lies beneath the money and the egos behind the research. I am interested in one simple thing: What should we eat to stay fit and healthy? I want to live long, feel great, and avoid disease, and I don't want to eat anything that will threaten that goal. And I want the same thing for you.
