Although I’m not 100 percent certain, I don’t think protein requirements are a function of the climate.

I can imagine that it can be very frustrating for you when you dig up the proof, state it simply and elegantly and wait for the idiots in power and the majority to reject and outright set aside. But please keep it up for our sake.

Now I know why I was on a Weight watchers diet eating about 1400 calories feeling hungry all the time, miserable and weak vs. the low carb 40gram 2100 calories now that I seem to average without hunger pangs, normal BMI weight and diabetes under control. I did not believe in my dreams six months ago that this was possible.

I guess everyone of us needs their own epiphany … direct learning not from books or hearsay but by direct experience. The tide is changing though slowing and subtly … low carb is not so weird anymore and too many success stories and too many living proofs and role models (us) out there. I think this sea change is going to happen … one person at time.. because it is true and it will prevail. Hopefully, the truth prevails fast enough before we kill ourselves as a people with obesity and diabetes.

Hi Guru–

MRE

“I don’t know the reason he took down his Omnivore site – I came to it late and found it to be filled with pretty good stuff. I also liked his book The Great Cholesterol Con, but I didn’t enjoy it as much as I did the Kendrick book of the same title.”

Here is an article on Active Low-Carber with Anthony’s rant explaining why he shut down the Omnivore, basically insulting most of his readers and whining about poor book sales. As if the readers were obligated to read his book. I’ve never seen Mercola or you or anyone else post such a lame message like this. He probably alienated most of the mature readers who would have bought his book while appealing to the losers who like to see him cut people down like Howard Stern or Don Imus. Although, even they have more class than Colpo.

http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=301765

I find myself agreeing with a lot of comments on Colpo in the thread. “That guy is and always was crazy.” “I like his message but he tends to be very angry and emotional at times.” “I can’t imagine that removing his website will help book sales.” He shot himself in the foot, because not every reader ran out and bought his book the first month. So, he shut down the site. It would appear to me that the poor book sales are a consequence of the kind of people that he was appealing to, his presentation, and his personality. Offending 3 out of 4 people is no way to sell books. He appealed to the lowest common denominator.

Hi Bruce–

MRE

“I’m surprised you didn’t get banned from his site or have the parts of your comments that he couldn’t explain away edited out.”

I’ve never commented on his site, because I’ve seen how he treats people who disagree with him. I sent him a polite email years ago when he was still running the Omnivore site, asking if he’d heard of intermittent fasting. His site made no mention of it. He attacked me like a mad dog, which seems to be his modus operandi when someone brings up something he disagrees with or doesn’t know about – or if he’s in a bad mood (which is almost always).

“I’ve had people write me telling me that they commented on his site and had their comments edited by him in such a way that they looked like idiots, then he attacked them. There was no way they could really fight back because he would edit out any valid arguments they had then accuse them of being stupid.”

I don’t doubt this, looking at how he “debated” Cordain through a middle-man, without being in direct contact or even mentioning the word “debate.” This seems to be how he treats all people, unless they just bow down and worship at his feet. AC once attacked a guy because he wrote an unfavorable review for his book on Amazon. He wrote page after page, belittling this man (Smetannikov), rather than use his time more productively. Like you said, there is a reason Colpo never got as popular as say, Jimmy Moore, or you. He treats people like garbage unless they follow him like sycophants and has severe mental imbalances.

http://www.thegreatcholesterolcon.com/Smetannikov.html

“If you take a look at the photo of him that is circulating around, the one where he is lifting his shirt and showing off his washboard abs, note where the light switches are on the wall behind him in relation to his shoulder height.”

I didn’t notice that before, but you could be right. He does have a serious axe to grind and a chip on his shoulder the size of Australia. I have talked with several people who were turned off by his presentation at the Omnivore. I already knew all the stuff he was saying, about the cholesterol and saturated fat theory being nonsense. At least he helped some people, but he cut off his nose to spite his face by removing his website content. After working for years on it, he just takes his toys and goes home because his book didn’t take off like a rocket. Maybe if he calmed down and put his content back up, the book would sell. Very few people would buy a book from some guy with a one-page internet ad and a chat group. He needs a blog or regularly updated website like Mercola and you have, IMO.

I don’t know the reason he took down his Omnivore site – I came to it late and found it to be filled with pretty good stuff. I also liked his book The Great Cholesterol Con, but I didn’t enjoy it as much as I did the Kendrick book of the same title. I don’t have any idea why he has such a chip on his shoulder.

MRE

It’s absurd to say that a calorie is a calorie, because protein stimulates about 3-5 times more thermogenesis than carbs and 8-15 times more than fat. Most people eat low protein – about 10-15% of calories. So, increasing protein to 20-30% will clearly provide a metabolic advantage whether it replaces carbs or fat. As noted by Richard Feinman and Eugene Fine, “A calorie is a calorie” violates the second law of thermodynamics. In actuality, the thermodynamic value of each fatty acid, amino acid, and carbohydrate molecule would vary considerably.

http://www.nutritionj.com/content/3/1/9

I found Anthony Colpo’s abusive rants to be a turn-off years ago, but he does provide quality information if you avoid his online comments that are full of hostility and vitriol.

Hi Bruce–

MRE

http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/3/1/9

Precisely.

Must confess I usually bypass the Homepage and go straight to your blog. My mistake!!!!
Though I’ve been reading your blog for a few months, I’ve never noticed the News Section.
Age related Macular Degeneration??

Hi Neil–

MRE

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7006191.stm

Hi Neil–

MRE

Many of us who read your blog are trying to figure out how to talk with our friends and our doctors about these heretical notions. You have credentials and expertise and your position is still ignored. We readers must fend for ourselves in the medical system that discounts any contribution from the great unwashed. Lives are at stake. Sometimes a revolutionary’s only tool is outrage. I try to be outraged with civility. In the long run I think doctors will be the ones most furious when they realize that they have been duped.

Hi Marilyn–

MRE