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or ingest is monitored and everything they excrete is monitored and their behavior and their physical activity and everything else is monitored and they can't lie or cheat.
It's just an enormous – and they gained weight. Of course they gained weight. They gained a pound a week. That's 500 calories a day, 3,500 calories a week. That's a pound.
It's just an enormous – and they gained weight. Of course they gained weight. They gained a pound a week. That's 500 calories a day, 3,500 calories a week. That's a pound.
It's just an enormous – and they gained weight. Of course they gained weight. They gained a pound a week. That's 500 calories a day, 3,500 calories a week. That's a pound.
The people who were in this study didn't know which diet they were eating. So because they all tasted good, they liked the food. The shifts must be unbelievable. Then the big heavy criticism of the study is that it's too short and that there would be regression to the mean later on. And that's possible.
The people who were in this study didn't know which diet they were eating. So because they all tasted good, they liked the food. The shifts must be unbelievable. Then the big heavy criticism of the study is that it's too short and that there would be regression to the mean later on. And that's possible.
The people who were in this study didn't know which diet they were eating. So because they all tasted good, they liked the food. The shifts must be unbelievable. Then the big heavy criticism of the study is that it's too short and that there would be regression to the mean later on. And that's possible.
So I tell the critics, great, go ahead and criticize, but why aren't you fighting to get him more money to do longer studies with more people?
So I tell the critics, great, go ahead and criticize, but why aren't you fighting to get him more money to do longer studies with more people?
So I tell the critics, great, go ahead and criticize, but why aren't you fighting to get him more money to do longer studies with more people?
Well, we know that works with salt.
Well, we know that works with salt.
Well, we know that works with salt.
We absolutely know that. And with sugar. But those are difficult theories. I like simple explanations. The simple explanation is these things just are so yummy that people can't stop eating them. You know when you're eating a salad. You know when you've had enough salad. You've got a bunch of Oreo cookies in front of you. Well, I'll just have one more. They're small.
We absolutely know that. And with sugar. But those are difficult theories. I like simple explanations. The simple explanation is these things just are so yummy that people can't stop eating them. You know when you're eating a salad. You know when you've had enough salad. You've got a bunch of Oreo cookies in front of you. Well, I'll just have one more. They're small.
We absolutely know that. And with sugar. But those are difficult theories. I like simple explanations. The simple explanation is these things just are so yummy that people can't stop eating them. You know when you're eating a salad. You know when you've had enough salad. You've got a bunch of Oreo cookies in front of you. Well, I'll just have one more. They're small.
They deliberately excluded any consideration of the controlled clinical trials because they said they were too short. So they were completely dismissed as if they never existed. All of the studies that they looked at were either animal studies or observational studies. And on that basis, they said, well, we can't make a decision about it. I thought that was a very weak recommendation.
They deliberately excluded any consideration of the controlled clinical trials because they said they were too short. So they were completely dismissed as if they never existed. All of the studies that they looked at were either animal studies or observational studies. And on that basis, they said, well, we can't make a decision about it. I thought that was a very weak recommendation.
They deliberately excluded any consideration of the controlled clinical trials because they said they were too short. So they were completely dismissed as if they never existed. All of the studies that they looked at were either animal studies or observational studies. And on that basis, they said, well, we can't make a decision about it. I thought that was a very weak recommendation.
I was very disappointed. Mm-hmm.