Around the middle of last year an Ockham’s Razor program by David Gillespie was briefly discussed on this list.
Gillespie, who is a lawyer, not a nutritionist or scientist of any other kind, has also written a book, Sweet Poison. In his book and Ockham’s Razor program Gillespie claims that there is overwhelming scientific evidence that fructose consumption is the cause of both the obesity epidemic and most chronic diseases. The URL for his program is:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/ockhamsrazor/stories/2009/2621415.htm
Three weeks ago I presented an Ockham’s Razor program in which I argued that Gillespie has grossly exaggerated the case against fructose. The URL for my program is:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/ockhamsrazor/stories/2010/2770728.htm
Gillespie responded to my program with an entry on his blog. His blog entry repeats many of the errors contained in his book and Ockham’s program and adds a few new ones. From the early comments about his blog entry and my program, he appears to have strong supporters.
I have also contributed comments, and will continue to do so for a few days yet (there is still a lot to say about David Gillespie’s lack of understanding of nutritional science, his misrepresentation of the results of scientific studies, and his selective use of evidence).
If you are interested in this subject, the blog and comments are available at:
Chris Forbes-Ewan
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