Very seldom does a blogger on Joslin
Communications identify him/her self as the author of a blog. This
raises all types of questions about the integrity of the message of
the blog and of Joslin itself. This allows authors to take pot shots
at various people in complete anonymity. Since doctor William Davis
published the book in 2011, I did not write a review about it until
December of 2012. I have to question why Joslin decided to try to
discredit the book in February 2014.
Did Joslin succeed, not to my way of
thinking? They only succeeded in discrediting Joslin. The author
has to be a registered dietitian or certified diabetes educator. One
common thread promoted by registered dietitians is, “... some of
the restricted foods, such as fruit and oats, eliminate sources of
vitamins, minerals and phytoestrogens.” I have never understood why this line
of defense is so often used when other foods will provide the
vitamins and minerals. Anyone working with a nutritionist or knowing
nutrition can always find many foods rich in the vitamins and mineral
dietitians claim we are missing by not consuming whole grains.
Then we also need to remember that
dietitians that are members of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
are strongly influenced by the grain and food industry. I would
think that the employees of Joslin would rise above the conflict of
interest. I guess this is wishful thinking on my part considering
that other Joslin employees are operating with conflicts of interest
from the pharmaceutical industry and medical device industry.
The Joslin blog reads very much like
reading the information put out by the Grain Foods Foundation. It
contains much misleading information and focuses on half-truths and
citing information to mislead the reader. If you want to understand
the issue, read this blog by David Mendosa who questions why Dr.
Davis did not go farther and eliminate all grains. Then read this by
Peter Bronski, who objectively points out the shortcomings of Dr.
Davis's book.
The Joslin blog, in my opinion,
rehashes old information and adds little to the discussion that has
not been said before by the 'experts' of the Grain Foods Foundation.
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