Comments on: Patrick Holford and His Own Reality: Part 1, the blobbogram

By: Patrick Holford on Science Friction and the Limitations of RCTs and Meta-analyses « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:05:10 +0000

[...] Rawlins sound as if he would be impressed by the usual standards of Holford’s scholarship or his idea of running a study or writing up the [...]

By: Patrick Holford, GL Diet and Satiety Plus the Misrepresentation of Some Research: Same Old, Same Old « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 07:03:09 +0000

[...] of incompetence or a lack of integrity when Holford’s accusations are grounded in his own misunderstandings of the data. [b] The glycaemic index (GI) measures the increase in circulating blood sugar a fixed amount of [...]

By: Patrick Holford, Still Claiming IgG Levels Are Relevant to Food Intolerance and Weight Loss « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:19:35 +0000

[...] in this belief despite the stack of evidence that might prompt them to revise their estimation of his scholarship, his level of discourse or hyperbolic styling as a in the field of health and nutrition. Holford is particularly obdurate [...]

By: Patrick Holford Advises You to Remove Mercury Fillings and Undergo Chelation But Is Still Silent About Andrew Wakefield? « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:04:34 +0000

[...] Patrick Holford is CEO of Food for the Brain and the director of the Brain Bio Centre so has a financial interest in both. This is the man who acts as a moral barometer for others, pointing out alleged conflicts of interest and questioning the integrity of reputable researchers such as Professor Carolyn Summerbell. [...]

By: Patrick Holford Promotes Error: Does This Explain His Continuing Support for Opposing MMR and Supporting Andrew Wakefield’s Research? « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:58:28 +0000

[...] is constantly pointing out his perception of the failings of actual researchers and scientists and questioning their integrity. Operating in this parallel world that he does (see Part 1 and Part 2), perhaps it is not [...]

By: Patrick Holford: “conventional medicine, doesn’t have a very good track record” « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:58:01 +0000

[...] regularly accuses others of inaccuracy and questions the integrity of leading researchers such as Professor Carolyn Summerbell (we should point out that Holford was in error, not Summerbell). Holford usually does all this [...]

By: Down for Everyone or Just Me: Use It People, Use It Before Generating Conspiracy Theories « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:02:55 +0000

[...] to use an archive service such as Wayback and learn about URL validation. If you could throw in the ability to interpret blobbograms, systematic reviews etc., that would be a bonus. But, baby [...]

By: Patrick Holford, Dr Richard Halvorsen and The Vaccination Schedule As a Risk for Asthma « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:53:49 +0000

[...] people’s potential conflict of interest that he identifies them when none exist and even indulges in a conspiracy theory when it serves his purpose. However, although Holford mentions that Halvorsen operates the private [...]

By: Patrick Holford Refers to Himself As An Expert (No-One Else Was Volunteering) « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:23:46 +0000

[...] work for Optimum Nutrition Made Easy. Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4. Regular readers are accustomed to Holford’s alternate reality (and part 2) so will not be surprised that he refers to himself as an expert in [...]

By: Patrick Holford Claims to Eat Like a Gorilla. Seriously?!? « Holford Watch: Patrick Holford, nutritionism and bad science

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:02:32 +0000

[...] Former Visiting Professor Patrick Holford and Head of Science and Education at Biocare has his own special and alternate reality. A personally-constructed reality in which he has a worthwhile opinion when [...]