I never thought I would see #nutritiontwitter vegan & keto communities come together and have so much in common: anti- establishment, anti mask, anti science, anti- vaccine, pandemic minimizing, dangerous...and highly problematic
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Replying to @DBelardoMD
Why are you surprised? Their resemblance to antivaxxers, anti-GMO cranks, various quacks, and other science denialists have long been obvious to those of us who’ve been following cranks, conspiracy theorists, and science deniers for a long time.
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Replying to @gorskon @DBelardoMD
What is the "resemblance" of veganism to any of the ideas that are listed here?
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Replying to @PascotoIndia @DBelardoMD
I was referring mainly to keto cranks, but there is also a definite subset of vegans whose dogmatism and certainty that veganism cures all ills resemble antivaxxers. I’ve encountered them fairly frequently over the last couple of decades.
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