User talk:Randy Kryn/wikiquote

Fom John McDougall, MD: Two studies (3 listed above) were done independent of me: One was done at OHSU and the other in NZ. The OHSU study was of the highest quality -- a Randomized Controlled Studies (RCT_ -- independent of my input except for the education. The other 2 were studies which were published only after peer-review.

You should know more about the Kurt Butler incident from 30 years ago: This evolved from an attack I received when I lived in Hawaii in the 80s. Kurt Butler was a beach bum (really), when I lived there, who caught the attention of the LA Times book section editor. Kurt was, at best, an uncredentialed “nutritionist" — not a dietitian, doctor, or scientist. The LA book editor explained to me that he thought this was simply a conflict between two authors. At that time, Kurt had never written a book or published an authoritative article, the only thing he had authored was his critique of my work. The editor of the book section of the LA Times never looked the source of my book review, and without any investigation published the Butler critique.

I personally went to see the book editor in Los Angeles at his newspaper office, and made my case that this book review was false, from beginning to end. As a result, the editor gave me a chance to make a rebuttal, which is against newspaper policy. However, the editor, to avoid further embarrassment, insisted that I not expose the fact that he accepted a review about my book, The McDougall Plan, without investigating the source: a beach bum with no credentials. Newspapers, especially in the early 80s, love dirt and controversy in order to get themselves noticed. Too bad my rebuttal is not cited in Wikipedia. I don’t have copies - lost in a wildfire. Likely, it can be found in the LA Times archives.

The other criticisms of my work are from authors I do not recognize (ref 13,14). How many patients have they treated with a high-starch diet? What gives Hall, Harriet, Singh, Simon; Ernst, Edzard the right to make negative comments about my work? Are they expert scientists, dietitians, or doctors? My guess is they have the same authority as "beach-bum" Kurt Butler?

It has been a quarter century since Stare, Fredrick J.; Whelan, Elizabeth commented on my works, however, this was at a time when vegetarian was a dirty word in dietetics. Fortunately, science and the publics appreciation about proper human nutrition has changed since their ancient critique. Please Note: Elizabeth Whelan, founder of American Council on Science and Health, worked to defend poisonous chemicals commonly used in the food industry, in the 1980s. Her work was branded by Ralph Nader's Center for Science in the Public Interest as "a consumer fraud" and an industry front group. Fredrick Stare was her lifelong friend and co-worker. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/18/us/elizabeth-whelan-who-challenged-food-laws-dies-at-70.html

As far as dated references, this is because I have been publishing books for 40 years, the newer ones have newer references. Plus I turned to a monthly newsletter to update information and the science. Visit www.drmcdougall.com to see updated thoughts.

To be complete list all of my books:

The McDougall Plan; McDougall's Medicine: A Challenging Second Opinion; The McDougall Health Supporting Cookbook, Volume 1; The McDougall Health Supporting Cookbook, Volume 2; The McDougall Plan: 12 Days to Dynamic Health; The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss; The New McDougall Cookbook; The McDougall Program for Women; The McDougall Program for a Healthy Heart; The McDougall Quick and Easy Cookbook; Dr. McDougall’s Digestive Tune-up; The Starch Solution; and The Healthiest Diet on the Planet.

Nutrition has similar passionate people as does politics. As long as Wikipedia allows only enemies, low-carb diet advocates, to publish reviews of my nearly half-century of work, expect incomplete, incorrect, and unfair write-ups such, as now appears on my Wikipedia page. 73.37.5.82 (talk) 21:55, 12 February 2022 (UTC)John McDougall, MD