http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070423083856.htm
Here's an article making the same mistake that Hans makes. They claim a high-fat diet is bad, but compare people eating McDonald's fast food to people eating low-fat foods. They're not controlling for carbohydrates (and calories) in the meals. This is dishonest and unscientific.
http://groups.msn.com/TheScientificDebateForum-/oddsandendspart2.msnw
Here, Hans cites an article on the same site saying that high fat meals of sausage, eggs, and hash browns are bad. They don't consider that the carbs may have been the problem, in accordance with the Scientific Method. Why not get rid of the hash brown and just feed people sausage and eggs cooked in virgin coconut oil. See if it's the fat or the carbs.
Low-carb proponents have been picking apart these stupid "fat is bad" studies for years. But Hans only wants to look at his own theories, like cooked meat and PUFAs. Let's simply consider the hypothesis that the carbs in fatty meals are the problem. The sausage, egg, and hash brown meal was 48g Fat, 33g Protein, and 91g Carbs. That's 47% fat, 14% protein, and 39% carbs. It's high-fat and high-carb, not just high-fat. So, the carbs may be the problem.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/09/060901192519.htm
Actually, there are multiple variables that weren't controlled, like the calories, sodium, cholesterol, etc. It's impossible for someone to conclude based on this study that cooked meat or unsaturated fats or oxidized cholesterol was the problem, but that is exactly what Hans is doing. This is a violation of the Scientific Method. A proper experiment must control all relevant factors - fat, protein, carbs, calories, oils, etc.
Like I said, these studies have been debunked by low-carb sites for years. There are always new studies popping up to say that animal foods are bad, cooked foods are bad, etc. The problem is that they never isolate the other factors like unsaturated oils and carbohydrates added to meals. Maybe the body could protect itself if it wasn't being bombarded by sugars and starches and highly unsaturated oils.
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