Mr. Bingley notes Insty's pointer to John Tierney's NYT Column^[1] about the scientific+publicity bandwagon that wrongfully connected fat in diet with heart disease, drowned out dissenting voices, and affected decades of public policy. Seems "scientific independence" isn't quite independent when the situation is uncertain and the initial voices are loud.

Tierney:

Meanwhile, there still wasn’t good evidence to warrant recommending a low-fat diet for all Americans, as the National Academy of Sciences noted in a report shortly after the U.S.D.A. guidelines were issued. But the report’s authors were promptly excoriated on Capitol Hill and in the news media for denying a danger that had already been proclaimed by the American Heart Association, the McGovern committee and the U.S.D.A.

I found it exceedingly interesting that the author never even hints at the 800 pound Gorezilla in the room, as instructive as this story is relative to the current Global Warming climate.

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