Talk:Salim Yusuf

Salim Yusuf's fringe views on saturated fat

Salim Yusuf's views on saturated fat and sodium intake are against the scientific consensus have been refuted by the American Heart Association [1]. This source was already on the article [2] before I edited the article. Psychologist Guy (talk) 02:07, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

• Yusuf co-authoring papers with Nina Teicholz [3] Psychologist Guy (talk) 02:13, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

Got it! He is an author of the Astrup article, though. Reading the sources to see how they relate. In WP:MEDPOP, I see that MedPage Today isn't the best of sources, so I'm poring over it all to come up with a solution in a couple of hours.-- Quisqualis (talk) 02:24, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

I see you are an experienced medical user, you probably know more than me about correct sourcing on this but I think we need to expand the article about his views on diet. Is this a reliable source [4] ? In regard to WP:MEDPOP I generally agree with that but it's sometimes hard to find other sources so they end up being used. There is an interview here [5]. Yusuf is a global leader in cardiovascular disease research [6] but in the last 4 years has started promoting some contrarian dietary views about saturated fat intake. He's now co-authoring papers with low-carb writers like Nina Teicholz and Jeff S.Volek who works for the Atkins company. Psychologist Guy (talk) 02:36, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

In regard to this paper he co-authored with Arne Astrup [7] it was sponsored by Teicholz's Nutrition Coalition and several beef companies. There was a large discussion here about why that paper is unreliable for Wikipedia [8]. Yusuf has received research funding from the Dairy Farmers of Canada and the National Dairy Counci Psychologist Guy (talk) 02:41, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

I agree that MEDPOP can be handy. I'm hoping the MedNews article will give a hint as to its sources, which may be useful for the Yusuf article. As a side note, I am a bit of a true believer in animal fats over refined carbs, but not an ideologue. I seem to remember when the article may have taken a more strenuous anti-SF stand in the past, so I'm just hoping for more nuanced research and better interpretations of the existing research in the near future.-- Quisqualis (talk) 04:54, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

Recent edit promoting false balance about saturated fat

A recent mass edit by Rickyblainecasa violates WP:Fringe, WP:MEDRS and WP:NPOV. We recently had a similar discussion on the Ancel Keys talk-page.

Firstly, many of the refences added by this user do not mention Salim Yusuf, this is a bad case of WP:OR. Also Gary Taubes and many of the other authors cited are not reliable . Psychologist Guy (talk) 17:40, 9 January 2024 (UTC)