Do you think the two hundred and fifty MDs and PhDs that just this month signed[1] his petition[2] are also loons?

Or perhaps you think Walter Willett M.D., Ph.D., and David Ludwig M.D., Ph.D., of Harvard--two of the foremost nutrition authorities in the US--who agree with Taubes, are also loons?

Maybe you think all of these individuals simply don't bother to do due diligence on what they read? Or maybe you think they are suffering from insufficient intellect such that they're incapable of detecting your accusations of cherry-picking and snake oil?

I'm also a bit lost with your characterization of a low carb diet as a fad diet. Surely you understand that this is the diet our ancestors were exposed to during millions of years of hominid evolution?

[1] http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/response-to-nytimes-the-f... [2] http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/response-to-nytimes-the-f...