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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    1. We Dietitians‏ @WeDietitians 7 May 2018
      Replying to @WeDietitians @GidMK and

      I did pop a link to my [only] blog on the ADG in our conversation at the end of last week https://ecodietitians.com.au/2017/11/23/bringing-in-the-guidelines-the-story-so-far/ … that covers the origins and when "the science" came in.

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    2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 7 May 2018
      Replying to @WeDietitians @foodnuthealth

      I'm mostly talking about the 2013 guidelines. I mean, a lot of public health policy was originally based on little/no evidence (i.e. plain packaging)

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    3. Food Nut‏ @foodnuthealth 7 May 2018
      Replying to @GidMK @WeDietitians

      Not sure that the 2013 ADG, or earlier versions, are based on evidence. For example, some benefits of oats extrapolated to apply to other grains; similar situation for soy applied to other legumes. Assumptions that evidence from earlier ADGs correct & didn’t need reviewing.

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    4. We Dietitians‏ @WeDietitians 7 May 2018
      Replying to @foodnuthealth @GidMK

      Another one was the “saturated fat-chol-CVD” link - the 2013 version not only didn’t review bc “established evidence” but decided no evidence level was needed in making the statement.

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    5. We Dietitians‏ @WeDietitians 7 May 2018
      Replying to @WeDietitians @foodnuthealth @GidMK

      Back to the “most pub hlth policy begins with no evidence” well, it’s bc we know that, we should be mandated to critically review these policies in their historical context??

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    6. We Dietitians‏ @WeDietitians 7 May 2018
      Replying to @WeDietitians @foodnuthealth @GidMK

      Here’s the bigger issue - we’ve got NCDs as greatest global threat, and it appears the go to solution is National Food Guidelines (NFG) - when every nation with NFG have led with highest rates of NCDs! As an Epi, does that not ring alarm bells with you?

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    7. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 7 May 2018
      Replying to @WeDietitians @foodnuthealth

      I don't think anyone's positioning the guidelines as a solution, in particular the guidelines themselves which talk at length about the importance of social/environmental change for real impact

      2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
    8. We Dietitians‏ @WeDietitians 7 May 2018
      Replying to @GidMK @foodnuthealth

      Right now the @WHO is encouraging developing nations to “get some NFGs” .... Here in Australia, articles like yours are defending status quo and imply - if you criticize, it’s bc you can’t science. It shuts down debate - and serious and urgent debate

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    9. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 7 May 2018
      Replying to @WeDietitians @foodnuthealth @WHO

      I think developing guidelines is a good (an important) step in advocating for social interventions. Hard to convince politicians to legislate when you don't have solid recommendations

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    10. Alex  🔬 ☕️ 🐱 🏃🏻‍♀️ 🏋️‍♀️ 🏳️‍🌈‏ @indigo5alpha 7 May 2018
      Replying to @GidMK @WeDietitians and

      Saying that something is politically expedient is different from saying “disagreement is a person ‘ignoring science’”.

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 7 May 2018
      Replying to @indigo5alpha @WeDietitians and

      True fact. Fortunately the guidelines are both politically expedient and based on robust scientific evidence 👍

      5:32 PM - 7 May 2018
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        2. Alex  🔬 ☕️ 🐱 🏃🏻‍♀️ 🏋️‍♀️ 🏳️‍🌈‏ @indigo5alpha 7 May 2018
          Replying to @GidMK @WeDietitians and

          You have many professionals disagreeing with you on the latter point, and have not engaged on the history of DG (evidence against robustness), instead relying on the NHMRC to do the review, and then shifting the goalposts to say that it's politically expedient for public policy.

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        3. Alex  🔬 ☕️ 🐱 🏃🏻‍♀️ 🏋️‍♀️ 🏳️‍🌈‏ @indigo5alpha 7 May 2018
          Replying to @indigo5alpha @GidMK and

          I am 100% with you on increasing accessibility and changing the structural problems in food systems. I'm also staunchly anti-DG. There is a lot of heterogeneity in opinion and nuance in disagreement. When "ignoring science" is used as a weapon, conversation becomes impossible.

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