LETTER: Chewing the fat — but what exactly are the facts?
Andrea Burgener is entitled to her opinion but science should not be labeled ‘bollocks’
23 September 2019 - 16:11
Nutrition advice is characterised by “plumes of poppycock”, says Andrea Burgener (Undoing the fat fairy-tales (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/life/2019-09-18-undoing-the-fat-fairy-tales/), September 18), then she jumps right in and generates more than a few plumes of her own.
Opinion is all very well, but it should be clearly labeled as such when science is being called “absolute bollocks” in a reputable newspaper and on its website. I had to resort to Google to establish Burgener’s credentials: she is a writer and co-owner of a trendy deli in Melville, Johannesburg, called The Leopard...
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