Monthly Archives: January 2010
BIS and Science: So What’s definition of “rigorous and credible” research
BIS and Science: So What? So Everything promote bad research in the name of science communication: insisting that this bad research is “rigorous and credible”. Continue reading
Filed under Science: So What?
Patrick Holford: Why Did BBC Oxford Radio Give Him Free Advertising?
BBC Radio Oxford broadcast an infomercial for Patrick Holford’s books and his commercial diet programme. They did not invite any experts to discuss his diet or claims, question whether the ‘free diet trial’ involved purchasing supplements or blood tests, nor ask for detail of the ‘science’ that he claims supports his advice. Continue reading
Filed under GL diet, glycaemic load, glycemic load, Low GL Diet, patrick holford, supplements, yorktest
Not-so-super Times article on Holford and superfoods
Uncritical and rather tedious Times article on Holford, superfoods, etc. Continue reading
Filed under antioxidants, patrick holford, superfoods, The Times
Thomas Lodi, An Oasis of Healing, cancer and threats of legal action
Apparently the company ‘An Oasis of Healing‘ has written to the excellent My Malignant Melanoma blog – asking that a blog about Thomas Lodi is removed and saying they will be “forced to take legal action” if the post is … Continue reading
