PolywaterFelix Franks
Polywater
by Felix Franks · first published 1983
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This book is an excellent account of the whole fiasco: http://www.amazon.com/Polywater-Felix-Franks/dp/0262560291/r...
on “The Curious Case of Polywater” ↗…who lost weight when he changed his diet, an Enron billionaire, and Gary Taubes, a science journalist with a history of being very, very partisan. (No, really, go read Bad Science and then track down Polywater by Felix Franks---different scientific episodes, but with roughly similar hoo-ha involved; I'm talking about the style of the two discussions.
on “Hard Science About Diet” ↗