Why all scientific diet research turns out to be bullshit
by Cory Doctorow from on (#10BA9)
The gold standard for researching the effects of diet on health is the self-reported food-diary, which is prone to lots of error, underreporting of "bad" food, and changes in diet that result from simply keeping track of what you're eating. The standard tool for correcting these errors comparisons with more self-reported tests. (more")