It’s day 6 of launch week for the Weight and Healthcare newsletter and today I’m addressing something that happened on a recent TV appearance. If you like what you are reading, please consider subscribing and/or sharing! Last week I was a guest on The Doctors along with weight-neutral endocrinologist
I'm sure she could find 15 studies, you can find just about anything on the internet, but 15 reliable studies? I doubt it. Plus doesn't her looking for studies to bolster her existing preconceived assumptions just amount to confirmation bias or something?
Dr. Jampolis is the author of diet books, so I would not expect her to respect any weight-neutral evidence.
I'm sure she could find 15 studies, you can find just about anything on the internet, but 15 reliable studies? I doubt it. Plus doesn't her looking for studies to bolster her existing preconceived assumptions just amount to confirmation bias or something?
Yes! I've encountered this so many times (in less impressive venues), and it's so frustrating each time.