Reply #3: You make a great point [View All]

[cleanhippie]

and hit it home (whether you realize it or not) at the end with this: "The anti-low-carb arguments were based not on direct evidence, but on the implications of generally accepted theories of nutrition and metabolism."

Now, think about that for a sec. There is a difference between using anecdotal evidence in the face of hard clinical data (such as the effectiveness of homeopathy) where people who have an experience that they feel contradicts the clinical data, yet ignore the fact that the data actually tells them WHY they feel they had a positive experience: PLACEBO.

Atkins opponents did NOT have any actual data to support their claims, but "on the implications of generally accepted theories of nutrition and metabolism." Actual studies proved Atkins users correct.