Two TCS contributors disagree about fat

Michael Fumento at Tech Central Station takes Sandy Szwarc to the wood shed for her series (10 pieces and over 25,000 words) "Weighing Obesity" that appeared in Tech Central Station from July 14-August 8. He says she doesn’t understand the field of epidemiology, hasn’t read some of the research she cites, hasn’t followed up on other studies, and cherry picks through the evidence that fat kills.

He goes on to say “According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity is associated with congestive heart failure; coronary heart disease; angina pectoris; stroke; cancer; high blood pressure; high blood cholesterol; type 2 (non-insulin dependent) diabetes; gallstones; gout; osteoarthritis; obstructive sleep apnea and other respiratory problems; complications of pregnancy (including birth defects); poor female reproductive health (such as menstrual irregularities, infertility, irregular ovulation); and poor bladder control.”

Read the Fumento article with the links to the Szwarc articles here.