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Especially around here. Health-related posts bring out the same well-informed, scientifically literate opinions from the HN crowd that I'd expect when reading posts about C++ programming on webmd.com.

I really wish users could downvote stories.

I think its a variation of "bikeshedding"- everyone eats and gets some form of exercise, so everyone feels entitled to an opinion.

Or in summary:

1. Our ways > your ways.

2. Nuh uh.

3. (Optional) Wanna fight about it?

Iterate!

(HN version of #2: "Hyperlinks to statistically rigorous peer reviewed studies or GTFO")

Eh, I'd put "I saw a documentary on netflix that said..." into the "Nuh uh" category more than the "stats or GTFO" category.