Bravo, to Taubes. His point about Bacon (not the meat) and Popper is excellent. The piling up of apparent confirmations is not nearly as powerful as one observation that contradicts a hypothesis. In this regard, I urge people to read Dr. Uffe Ravnskov's book, The Cholesterol Myths. You'll see how many contrary observations there are regarding the conventional thesis that dietary fat causes high cholesterol, which in turn causes heart disease and heart attacks. It's a great book.

Thanks, Dr. Byrnes.

Sheldon