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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

Sydney, New South Wales
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    1. We Dietitians‏ @WeDietitians 11 May 2018
      Replying to @akmcintyre @GidMK

      That was my initial reaction too, had to really think about “why” to not spiral to despair. @GidMK knows I’m no fan of “mythbusting” style writing, which much of his work is - but generally, I leave be. This one though, agree McIntyre - diabetes is not a game

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    2. We Dietitians‏ @WeDietitians 11 May 2018
      Replying to @WeDietitians @akmcintyre @GidMK

      I notice one of the comments to Gid was “stop shitting on what pple are trying to do to be healthy” (my paraphrasing) I lol’d, and then thought - actually, he’s right - that’s what mythbusting does 😞 (and more).

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    3. We Dietitians‏ @WeDietitians 11 May 2018
      Replying to @WeDietitians @akmcintyre @GidMK

      Don’t want to get anyone in trouble so just pulled the one bit from the entire comment ...partly to convince myself my paraphrasing was “close enough” 😬 Ok Gid, I’ll shoosh now, bc I think I just tipped over into “trolling” with number of comments 😬pic.twitter.com/GPzJaGznlN

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    4. We Dietitians‏ @WeDietitians 11 May 2018
      Replying to @WeDietitians @akmcintyre @GidMK

      Oh, except....you’re probably going to have a pile of people say “those LC crazies just push their own agenda”. Well, many of the growing LC crazies ARE medical professionals, working one on one and seeing results. If RCTs haven’t kept up, really, we don’t have time to wait.

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    5. Elizabeth‏ @LizMountford 11 May 2018
      Replying to @WeDietitians @akmcintyre @GidMK

      Many LC “crazies” are also people that have been let down by current advice, have had to go it alone, find their own way to health and are now being told they are zealots, crazies, trolls etc by the very people that should be supporting them. Let’s listen 👂 they have a story.

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    6. Andrew McIntyre‏ @akmcintyre 11 May 2018
      Replying to @LizMountford @WeDietitians @GidMK

      There is very good RCT evidence for low carb. The crazies are the defenders of a faith that is not backed by any RCT evidence. Still cling to flawed weak epidemiology, despite testing in RCT being negative.

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    7. We Dietitians‏ @WeDietitians 11 May 2018
      Replying to @akmcintyre @LizMountford @GidMK

      There certainly is McIntyre.....I was being polite. Like many practitioners, parents, patients....I’m finding it incredibly frustrating “LC” is not a first line of treatment offered for PWD (not helped by misplaced jibes from pple who should “know better”)

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    8. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 11 May 2018
      Replying to @WeDietitians @akmcintyre @LizMountford

      There is equally good anecdotal/RCT evidence for IF and Mediterranean diets among others... ...almost as if the specific diet itself is, perhaps, not the key element wrt weightloss and blood sugar improvement

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    9. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 11 May 2018
      Replying to @GidMK @WeDietitians and

      In fact, I know several endos who exclusively recommend IF because of the high quality RCT evidence in terms of blood sugar and lipid control

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    10. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 11 May 2018
      Replying to @GidMK @WeDietitians and

      (For T2DM not T1 obviously)

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 11 May 2018
      Replying to @GidMK @WeDietitians and

      I mean, part of the reason I find this all so exhausting is that I have the exact same argument every time I suggest that ANY diet may not be the universal panacea it's hyped to be

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        2. We Dietitians‏ @WeDietitians 11 May 2018
          Replying to @GidMK @akmcintyre @LizMountford

          ...so there’s “what to eat to achieve optimal health” which is what “national food guidelines (NFG)” are - now when you or anyone says “there’s no one optimal diet” this is unequivocally and absolutely true for “optimal health”. 1/

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        3. We Dietitians‏ @WeDietitians 11 May 2018
          Replying to @WeDietitians @GidMK and

          Most people can immediately see if you “no one way to eat to achieve optimal health” then you can’t also support NFG. That NFG are at odds with “no one way to eat to achieve health” is a side point tho... stay with... 2/

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        2. We Dietitians‏ @WeDietitians 11 May 2018
          Replying to @GidMK @akmcintyre @LizMountford

          It’s possible your frustration is actually about how media is reporting science? In which case, your critique should stay with “what the media has reported” cf what the study actually said?

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        3. We Dietitians‏ @WeDietitians 11 May 2018
          Replying to @WeDietitians @GidMK and

          Whichever the case “critiquing a paper” as per what you would do as a peer-reviewer is one skill, writing the critique is another. “Writing a critical review” does have a recipe/formula, an expected sequence. Maybe ☝️is where your best skills are?

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        2. Andrew McIntyre‏ @akmcintyre 11 May 2018
          Replying to @GidMK @WeDietitians @LizMountford

          You mean like your reaction to defend dietary guidelines when others are critical of them? As I have pointed out before there are no randomized controlled trials to support Guidelines based diets do anything good, but you aggressively defend them - why?

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        3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 11 May 2018
          Replying to @akmcintyre @WeDietitians @LizMountford

          Lol I'm not getting into another argument about the guidelines, I think I made my position clear over the last week or so

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        2. We Dietitians‏ @WeDietitians 12 May 2018
          Replying to @GidMK @akmcintyre @LizMountford

          Except your conclusion in his article implies “if you don’t follow the easiest one to stick to then you’ll have an unfun life” Pretty sure someone with a nut allergy would have an unfun life if they didn’t stick to no nuts as painful as that little thing is to avoid.pic.twitter.com/jjUhP9VWmu

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        3. We Dietitians‏ @WeDietitians 12 May 2018
          Replying to @WeDietitians @GidMK and

          There’s so many interpretations of your conclusion, none are good/correct. Follow paleo life will be miserable. LC, same. Restrict anything=misery. ADG though, winning 🎉 🎈 💃 ....but no one way of eating is superior right?

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