tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post223497981648769827..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: The One Hoop Many Never Jump ThroughGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-6472054775634499872016-04-30T04:09:23.072-06:002016-04-30T04:09:23.072-06:00Steve,
Are you saying the diet or the vague appea...Steve,<br /><br />Are you saying the diet or the vague appeal to evolution is somewhat reasonable? I am leery of advocating any particular diet and would call the kinds of arguments I see for that diet in particular as plausible for a layman who accepts the idea of evolution. <br /><br />GusGus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-16232308996753084512016-04-29T19:00:14.740-06:002016-04-29T19:00:14.740-06:00Yes, but people love the appeal to evolution, espe...Yes, but people love the appeal to evolution, especially to push the Paleo diet - which is somewhat reasonable anyway,so why weaken their argument with a stupid claim?Steve Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-58863393783640449232016-04-28T14:12:58.170-06:002016-04-28T14:12:58.170-06:00Steve,
I agree that evolution doesn't optimiz...Steve,<br /><br />I agree that evolution doesn't optimize, but do like the mention of the lack of GNCs throughout our evolutionary history. Rather than appeal to evolution, that author could have simply pointed this out as evidence that, within the ordinary range of human diets, supplementation with C isn't necessary.<br /><br />GusGus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-60113533671044982132016-04-28T13:47:20.487-06:002016-04-28T13:47:20.487-06:00While I agree that the Vitamin C mega dose theory ...While I agree that the Vitamin C mega dose theory is a crock, I don't agree with the evolutionary argument against it. There is nothing in evolution that compels us to be optimized, especially since we live much different lives than our ancestors; different diets, different levels of activity, we live much older, have fewer children etcetera. It could be true that a massive dose of Vitamin C (or any other chemical for that matter) has a dramatic positive effect on our vitality. Vitamin C could have a completely different mode of action at a super higher does; unlikely but possible.<br /><br />Why pick on Vitamin C, though? That seems arbitrary. The correct argument is that there is 1) no evidence of the effect, and 2) no known mechanism by which it could occur. Steve Dnoreply@blogger.com