Conspiracy theorists
Does anyone feel like that we sometimes get put in the same group as conspiracy theorists and anti vaxers? We have a similar message in that we day the current government advice on nutrition is dead wrong and the lack of science leading up to it was non existent or lacking.
People just roll their eyes and assume we are another crackpot who believes the government is out to get them. Of course the government and the scientists wouldn't be giving this advice without it being backed by hard science. That's what people think and when we start saying otherwise we get put in the deniers group.
It was really hard to even convince my doctor (retired gp) mum to give it a try. She tried gastric bypass band surgery first. That failed because she kept still eating with the band and it made her sick and come up. But now after trying everything she is finally giving it a go. She is still quite sceptical (read fat phobic).
But I'm getting away from the point. How do we express that the government and science do get it wrong sometimes. But no we aren't a antivaxer or going to start talking about chemtrails etc. That we want to have science, including RCTs. And that we are open to debate
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There is no point in having that kind of conversation with anyone. I've argued about the standard diet many times and never changed any minds. Let your health and your body do all the talking for you.