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Ignorance.: Over to you! - Low-Carb High-Fat...
Ignorance.
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MikePollard
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OK I have a slightly different view on this .... the way the media is manipulated makes it far from easy to be truly "informed" e.g. google controlling what comes up in search results, wikipedia being dodgy on occasion....
Most of us don't have the luxury or tech knowledge to research lots of sources so rely on others (such as yourself and TheAwfulToad as just 2 examples) to help us because we know you HAVE got nearer to the bottom of things.
Just try googling etc "cholesterol" and see what I mean! (But you already know that!!!!)
I think the logo is correct. If you work at it and dig deep, you can get at what is usually the truth. This forum is information and a link to others experiences and brains. You've got to sort the wheat from the chaff with all info, because there's plenty of mis-info, but basically without info/this forum, I'd still be eating loads of carbs and be overweight and diabetic.
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While I agree with the sentiment, the unfortunate fact is that the Internet is awash with BS. Probably 90% of what you read is either outright nonsense, inaccurate, or incomplete - and that goes for "reputable research", too. As cheritorrox said, unless you have a lot of background knowledge through which to filter that stream of raw verbiage, you're likely to come away confused, not more informed.
The average man in the street relies on experts because he simply doesn't have time to research everything from the ground up. If you don't at least have some basic knowledge of statistics, physics, and organic chemistry, most of the research on human metabolism is a closed book to you. You'll therefore be much more inclined to assume that doctor knows best, or that the nutritionists must surely know what they're talking about or they wouldn't be allowed to call themselves nutritionists.
This is perfectly rational behaviour. We should be able to rely on experts. We shouldn't have to figure out everything from scratch. If you hire a lawyer or a plumber or an electrician, you can be pretty confident he knows what he's doing because his reputation depends upon it. Nutritionists, on the other hand, have got their schtick down to a fine art: if their advice doesn't work, that's your fault for being weak-willed, gluttonous, and lazy.
Er lawyers? I know exactly what you mean but to be honest I'm not sure anyone is really trustworthy based on qualifications (we have an incredibly crooked lawyer in the village who is STILL practising and very "convincing" to people who don't know the history!)
Meanwhile, if we can't trust "professionals" what do we do? .... back to "trusting" the medical profession - maybe take note of people's actual experience to help judge? It's sad but probably does come down to individuals for now. Perhaps times are a-changing but so much misinformation around for now it's depressing
Lawyers ... well, competence is not necessarily the same thing as honesty 
I agree that results speak louder than qualifications. My simple proposal is that if a nutritionist is overweight, or has a miserable track record of success, then he probably has no idea what he's talking about. The funny thing is that people carry on trusting the professionals even though it's abundantly clear that their advice doesn't work. The White Coat Effect is incredibly powerful.
You have to dig, dig dig.
We have been in the thrall of the 'aurthorities for far too long and this forum and others like it are taking charge.
The point of this post is to illustrate the fact that most people with access to the web would prefer to stick to their predjudice rather than tease out the truth.