Comments on: Why industry lobbyists and pseudo-scientists insist that the “meat and butter diet” is actually good for us

By: Run With Sneakers

Run With Sneakers — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:39:24 +0000

[…] In other “smells bad” news, I recently read an interesting tidbit about the USDA’s Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee — the people who bring us the Food Pyramid and the new MyPlate, and other “recommended dietary guidelines”. According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, more than half of the 13 members on the committee receive money from food industry lobby groups or manufacturers like General Mills, Kraft, McDonalds, etc. (there is a long list.) [Source: Ethicalnag.org] […]

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By: Dr. S. Gilmer

Dr. S. Gilmer — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:10:52 +0000

Strokes aren’t related to AIDS. Byrnes, along with Atkins, was one of the biggest purveyors of animal protein for health. He practiced what he preached, and sadly, he perished very young.

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By: Friend of Dr. Stephen

Friend of Dr. Stephen — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:49:29 +0000

>> “In fact, one of WAPF’s more ardent supporters, Dr. Stephen Byrnes, published an article in The Ecologist magazine claiming that vegetarianism is unhealthy and is destroying the environment. He openly boasted about his own high animal fat diet and robust health—until he died of a stroke at age 42.”

How convenient of you not to mention that Dr. Stephen suffered a long time from AIDS that more likely lead to his detoriating condition and stroke coupled with heavy medications.

Very “ethically nagging” of you to avoid that point. Makes the discriminating reader wonder if you might just not be so up to the high-flying and not-partisan ethical atmosphere of “truth” your website claim?

Friend of Dr. Stephen.

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By: Tracy

Tracy — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:27:25 +0000

Thanks for doing an article on these people. They have many supporters, so be prepared for them all to come here to talk about about how credible medical experts are under the sway of the secret vegan conspiracy.

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By: D.W.

D.W. — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 05:01:24 +0000

Are you a member of PETA? Or one of those raging vegans who believe that all meat and dairy is evil and are trying to convert the rest of us normal people?

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By: Atkins Fan

Atkins Fan — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:35:07 +0000

I think you’re missing the point here. I think carbs are much more dangerous than “meat and butter” ever could be. There’s nothing in this new “PYRAMID” that recommends we stop eating all the processed high carb flours that are making us sick.

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By: Afdal

Afdal — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:51:41 +0000

What about the so-called caveman diet that’s supposed to be a return to what humans ate for thousands of years? Protein from wild animals or fish they hunted or caught themselves along with berries and wild greens? No processed foods, nothing made with ground flours or processed oils or sugar. Somehow our species survived on this diet pretty well. It’s the food manufacturing industries that are killing us, not the meat we’re eating.

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By: Jackson

Jackson — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:02:09 +0000

I like butter and nothing would make me happier than to believe that it’s a wonder food with Factor X or whatever. How about fries? Bacon? Krispy Kreme donuts? Maybe they have Factor X too!?! I LOVE THIS BLOG!!!

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By: K.F.

K.F. — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:49:36 +0000

Hello Carolyn – if only MEAT and BUTTER were good for us, three meals a day, yum! Talk about screwing with your digestive tract…. Thx, K.F.

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