Comments on: The Myths of Patrick Holford http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2008/01/myths-of-patrick-holford.html Experiments and Thoughts on Quackery, Health Beliefs and Pseudoscience Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:52:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Le Canard Noir http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2008/01/myths-of-patrick-holford.html#comment-11644 Le Canard Noir Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:15:57 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2008/01/the-myths-of-patrick-holford.html#comment-11644 Excuse me? Care to explain what you mean? Excuse me? Care to explain what you mean?

]]> By: A little reading can be a dangerous thing. If you are going to make pretentious references to support your personal opinions, at least check their accuracy. http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2008/01/myths-of-patrick-holford.html#comment-11643 A little reading can be a dangerous thing. If you are going to make pretentious references to support your personal opinions, at least check their accuracy. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:03:26 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2008/01/the-myths-of-patrick-holford.html#comment-11643 A little reading can be a dangerous thing. If you are going to make pretentious references in support of your personal opinions, please have the courtesy to check their accuracy. A little reading can be a dangerous thing. If you are going to make pretentious references in support of your personal opinions, please have the courtesy to check their accuracy.

]]> By: Claire http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2008/01/myths-of-patrick-holford.html#comment-5801 Claire Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:16:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2008/01/the-myths-of-patrick-holford.html#comment-5801 a bit off topic but relating to Patrick Holford's statements about milk: is there any data on e.g. cancer rates in pastoral/nomad populations for whom milk is a staple for adults and children? I'm thinking of groups like the Masai. Obviously there are many lifestyle, environmental and dietary factors to consider when looking at such populations but it would be interesting to know if they suffer any health problems directly related to their high milk consumption. a bit off topic but relating to Patrick Holford’s statements about milk: is there any data on e.g. cancer rates in pastoral/nomad populations for whom milk is a staple for adults and children? I’m thinking of groups like the Masai. Obviously there are many lifestyle, environmental and dietary factors to consider when looking at such populations but it would be interesting to know if they suffer any health problems directly related to their high milk consumption.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2008/01/myths-of-patrick-holford.html#comment-5798 Anonymous Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:38:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2008/01/the-myths-of-patrick-holford.html#comment-5798 ah, me again - you mean "proposed roads to freedom" presumablement ...<br/><br/>http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/690<br/><br/>ok. Happy now. ah, me again – you mean “proposed roads to freedom” presumablement …

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/690

ok. Happy now.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2008/01/myths-of-patrick-holford.html#comment-5797 Anonymous Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:34:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2008/01/the-myths-of-patrick-holford.html#comment-5797 thanks for that, andy L. Although I thought 'roads to freedom' was by Sartre. [goes away and looks up wikipedia] oh it *is* Sartre:<br/><br/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roads_to_Freedom<br/><br/>Hmmm - it certainly sounded wise enough to be Russell ... thanks for that, andy L. Although I thought ‘roads to freedom’ was by Sartre. [goes away and looks up wikipedia] oh it *is* Sartre:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roads_to_Freedom

Hmmm – it certainly sounded wise enough to be Russell …

]]> By: le canard noir http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2008/01/myths-of-patrick-holford.html#comment-5793 le canard noir Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:03:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2008/01/the-myths-of-patrick-holford.html#comment-5793 The quote is from <i>Roads to Freedom</i> by Bertrand Russell The quote is from Roads to Freedom by Bertrand Russell

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2008/01/myths-of-patrick-holford.html#comment-5791 Anonymous Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:21:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2008/01/the-myths-of-patrick-holford.html#comment-5791 What's the reference for that 'triffic Bertrand Russell? (Want to quote it at people myself, albeit in a somewhat different context). What’s the reference for that ‘triffic Bertrand Russell? (Want to quote it at people myself, albeit in a somewhat different context).

]]> By: LeeT http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2008/01/myths-of-patrick-holford.html#comment-5787 LeeT Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:25:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2008/01/the-myths-of-patrick-holford.html#comment-5787 What I found disappointing is that he has not yet decided to tell us exactly what he was up to between 1979 and 1984.<br/><br/>Possibly we'll find out in a Hollywood movie after he wins his Nobel prize What I found disappointing is that he has not yet decided to tell us exactly what he was up to between 1979 and 1984.

Possibly we’ll find out in a Hollywood movie after he wins his Nobel prize

]]> By: jdc324 http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2008/01/myths-of-patrick-holford.html#comment-5786 jdc324 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:37:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2008/01/the-myths-of-patrick-holford.html#comment-5786 Cracking stuff, LCN. Good to see those straw man myths blown away. Cracking stuff, LCN. Good to see those straw man myths blown away.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2008/01/myths-of-patrick-holford.html#comment-5778 Anonymous Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:47:00 +0000 http://www.quackometer.net/wpblog/2008/01/the-myths-of-patrick-holford.html#comment-5778 An excellent precis of the issue, Canard Noir.<br/>I'll raise you two Winston Churchills for your Bertrand Russel quotes:<br/><br/>"Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on"<br/><br/>"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on" An excellent precis of the issue, Canard Noir.
I’ll raise you two Winston Churchills for your Bertrand Russel quotes:

“Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on”

“A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on”

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