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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Yes! But it won't last forever - social media is the great equalizer and the pharma and big food conglomerates aren't going to be able to fight it as this way of eating goes more and more mainstream. Just look at the increase in the amount of keto foods that are available now (not that I think it's great to eat keto products all the time) - the increase in just a few months is incredible. All because there's a demand for them.
dalore [OP] 1 points · Aug 2018
Yes. I was glad with what happened with Tim Noakes in the end. Not that he had to go through it.