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== Concerns of bias in lede == |
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== Death == |
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I have scarcely ever seen a more nakedly biased piece of text on Misplaced Pages than the latter half of the very lede here. Kind of shocking this has been allowed to stay substantially unaltered so long. It seems one user is very passionately edit-guarding this page to one-sidedly desecrate the legacy of someone who died not even a year ago. Shameless on multiple counts. |
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With a heavy heart, we share the news of Dr. John McDougall’s passing. A visionary physician and author, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, mentor and friend, Dr. McDougall died peacefully at his home on Saturday, June 22nd, at the age of 77. ] (]) 17:57, 25 June 2024 (UTC) |
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:Died at 77 and was ill was a very long time. It's interesting because a lot of his followers were using this talk-page inappropriately claiming he was going to live to a very old age. We need good ] for his death date. I will look around. ] (]) 18:58, 25 June 2024 (UTC) |
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::Will this do? ] (]) 06:37, 26 June 2024 (UTC) |
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:::Plant-based News is a weak source, it is usually removed from Misplaced Pages but is probably acceptable to use for a death notice or obituary, it's probably worth waiting until they publish better sources on his death. That will probably happen in the next week. ] (]) 10:51, 26 June 2024 (UTC) |
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::“ It's interesting because a lot of his followers were using this talk-page inappropriately claiming he was going to live to a very old age.” |
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::Surely you must have links to this? ] (]) 08:42, 26 June 2024 (UTC) |
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:::It's in the archive of this talk-page somewhere if you click on the archives. I have discussed the topic many times with his followers over the years. I called it correctly about a year ago, I knew he was very unwell and wasn't going to make it to old age. Of course his die-hard followers are now all over the Reddit plant-based diet sub claiming he only died at 77 because he ate meat as a teenager. They always have an excuse. The fact that he ate some meat as a teenager has nothing to do with the fact he died at aged 77. It's about long-time lifestyle changes that impact longevity, not things you did briefly for a few years as a teenager. There is also the fact that there are many factors associated with longevity but online today all people want to talk about is diet. ] (]) 10:49, 26 June 2024 (UTC) |
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::::So… no link? ] (]) 16:29, 26 June 2024 (UTC) |
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::::He had a massive stroke when he was 19 or 20. A bit more than doing something “briefly”. How would you have been privy to his health records? ] (]) 03:14, 1 July 2024 (UTC) |
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:Dr. McDougall is dead and in the ground, but yet this poorly presented, biased article lives on, completely unchanged despite abundant constructive criticism over the years. This is an example of the worst of Misplaced Pages. ] (]) ] (]) 16:54, 2 July 2024 (UTC) |
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::Nobody's produced any evidence of a problem. This guy promoted a dodgy diet, and got called out for it in reliable sources. Misplaced Pages reflects that. ] (]) 19:33, 2 July 2024 (UTC) |
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: This page is talked about on the 'Chef AJ Live' show. She mentioned how great this article is by name on her July 1, 2024, show, "In Loving Memory of Dr. John McDougall", at 38 minutes in: "Misplaced Pages did a horrible job..." I agree, although I might not use the word horrible. ] (]) 03:07, 4 July 2024 (UTC) |
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::And this is relevant how? This is ] and dodgy Youtube diet channels are irrelevant to Misplaced Pages (except maybe when mentioned by reliable sources). ] (]) 03:32, 4 July 2024 (UTC) |
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I will certainly be diving into the research to provide a thorough, truly unbiased summation of this man's life work, at some point. These edits will be well-cited, will interpret the literature accurately, and will provide a comprehensive, concise, and totally impartial summary of McDougall's ideas and influence. That does not mean bias to the contrary; it means no bias. Do not edit war when I get around to that, thanks. |
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== Subjective not objective == |
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] (]) 22:20, 22 October 2024 (UTC) |
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It looks to me like whoever wrote the second paragraph is a staunch meat lover, and anti plant-based eating. I would like to see some edits, such as... |
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:Please ] and take care with how you proceed. Sanctions apply. --] (]) 23:00, 22 October 2024 (UTC) |
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::I am not impressed with the recent edits by . The user has added unreliable sources and is removing sourced material such as ''Wardlaw's Perspectives in Nutrition'' and giving no valid explanation. Their edits are marked as minor when these are not minor edits and no edit summaries given for their controversial removals. There is also a possibility of canvassing . ] (]) 22:39, 2 November 2024 (UTC) |
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== Use of the words 'fad diet' == |
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It has been categorized by some as a low-fat fad diet. Other nutrition experts consider it to be an extremely healthy diet. The diet rejects all animal products as well as cooking oils, processed food, alcoholic beverages and caffeinated drinks. As with any low-fat high-fibre plant-based diet, it may lead to weight loss, lowering of cholesterol, and many other health benefits that have been proven by science. Some people who are accustomed to eating animal based products and high-fat, high-sugar or highly processed foods in general may find it a difficult diet to follow, and experience some physical discomfort until their body adjusts. ] (]) 22:30, 25 June 2024 (UTC) |
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:Not correct. He was wrong about pretty much everything and the science doesn't support his claims. We have multiple ] noting that his fad diet had no good evidence to support it. ] (]) 23:31, 25 June 2024 (UTC) |
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:Agreed. This is definitely a subjective article. I wish more effort was put into briefly explaining the tenants of the diet and less effort put into citing multiple criticisms. I'm neither for nor against this diet, but I don't care for the bias here. That is not why I sought out information on Dr. McDougall. ] (]) 00:02, 26 June 2024 (UTC) |
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::Tenants? ] (]) 04:56, 26 June 2024 (UTC) |
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:Agreed, this is a completely subjective review- from fad diet to the entire last paragraph. There is significant empirical evidence that validates his work. Moreover, Misplaced Pages shouldn’t represent such bias. ] (]) 10:13, 26 June 2024 (UTC) |
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::{{tq|"There is significant empirical evidence that validates his work"}} ← citation needed! ] (]) 12:57, 26 June 2024 (UTC) |
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:::"There is significant empirical evidence that validates his work"...Here are five published studies that back John McDougall's 50+ years of treating and curing chronic disease. I could find many, many, more if necessary to help improve the accuracy of this page. ] (]) 18:41, 27 June 2024 (UTC) |
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::::Those are all unreliable primary sources, ] would be needed for such claims. ] (]) 18:51, 27 June 2024 (UTC) |
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:::::] States that ideal sources for biomedical material include reputable medical journals. ]is undisputedly reputable which accounts for 4/5 of these sources. The 5th is published on the American Heart Association’s website. All 5 are well within reliable source guidelines. ] (]) 19:11, 27 June 2024 (UTC) |
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::::::There is no clinical evidence that McDougall's diet (or any diet for that matter) has "cured" chronic diseases. The sources listed make no such claims so I doubt Annie354 has read any of them. Two of the sources Annie354 listed are about complete proteins and ]. How is this empirical evidence for curing chronic diseases? The other sources are short-term RCTs that do not mention any significant results, merely improvements in BMI. Again, no evidence any chronic disease has been cured on the McDougall diet. ] (]) 19:20, 27 June 2024 (UTC) |
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::::::See ] ] (]) 19:22, 27 June 2024 (UTC) |
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:::::::Curing chronic disease was not the matter in need of citing. The sources listed were in reference to: <q>"There is significant empirical evidence that validates his work"</q> ← citation needed! ] (]) 12:57, 26 June 2024 (UTC) ] (]) 02:51, 28 June 2024 (UTC) |
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::::::::You are moving goal posts and doubling down on your claim. You said there is 50+ years of evidence of McDougall curing chronic disease. You haven't cited a single reliable source for this claim. You now claim to have shown empirical evidence that validates his work but you haven't. You have cited some papers he co-wrote himself. Show us 4 or 5 meta-analyses or systematic review validating his work. There isn't any because his diet has no clinical evidence to support it. Citing his own papers is not evidence. Where is the independent replication? In a nutshell you have not provided any evidence. We have been at this since 2020. Every few months a new user comes to this talk-page and claims there is evidence for the McDougall diet but no reliable medical sources are ever given. Big talk, empty claims. ] (]) 04:49, 28 June 2024 (UTC) |
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I am a new editor and am learning. I promise to get better. I do have some suggestions for this page. |
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== Semi-protected edit request on 25 June 2024 == |
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{{archive top|asked and answered. ] (]) 14:40, 26 June 2024 (UTC)}} |
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"It has been categorized as a low-fat fad diet. The diet rejects all animal products as well as cooking oils, processed food, alcoholic beverages and caffeinated drinks. As with any restrictive low-fat diet, it may lead to flatulence, possibly poor mineral absorption from excess fiber, and limited food choices that may lead to a feeling of deprivation." |
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A fad diet is <mark>a weight loss plan that claims to produce quick results without scientific evidence to support its claims</mark>. |
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1. Change "fad" to "starch-based". |
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McDougall's way of eating does not claim to produce quick results without scientific evidence. I would respectfully request the word 'fad' be removed. It feels as though the 'owner' of this page has a biased opinion of him. |
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2. Remove "processed food, alcoholic beverages and caffeinated drinks". End sentence after "cooking oils". |
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Also FYI he died in Portland Oregon. |
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3. Remove sentence "As with any restrictive low-fat diet , it may lead to flatulence, possibly poor mineral absorption from excess fiber, and limited food choices that may lead to a feeling of deprivation." |
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Replace above sentence with, "His dietary recommendations have been used to reverse and prevent chronic illnesses for over 50 years". ] (]) 22:40, 25 June 2024 (UTC) |
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Also, there are many things I would like to add such as his lifetime achievement award from the college of Lifestyle Medicine in 2018 and his participation in the USDA debate in 2000. |
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] '''Not done:''' please provide ] that support the change you want to be made.<!-- Template:ESp --> The text would appear to be supported by the cited sources. ] (]) 22:59, 25 June 2024 (UTC) |
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] (]) 22:52, 2 November 2024 (UTC) |
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:Where’s the source that it’s a fad diet? |
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:Re fad diet - This has already been debated at Misplaced Pages for many years, check the archives of this talk-page. Fad diet is the name of a diet that makes pseudoscientific and unsubstantiated health claims not supported by clinical evidence. It fits the McDougall diet according to multiple ] that we have on the topic. ] (]) 23:07, 2 November 2024 (UTC) |
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:also, it’s not appropriate to add “ As with any restrictive low-fat diet , it may lead to flatulence, possibly poor mineral absorption from excess fiber, and limited food choices that may lead to a feeling of deprivation” in a Misplaced Pages page. This isn’t a school of learning. Absolutely inappropriate. It needs removed. ] (]) 14:27, 26 June 2024 (UTC) |
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== Semi-protected edit request on 2 July 2024 == |
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It has been categorized as a low-fat fad diet. The diet rejects all animal products as well as cooking oils, processed food, alcoholic beverages and caffeinated drinks. As with any restrictive low-fat diet, it may lead to flatulence, possibly poor mineral absorption from excess fiber, and limited food choices that may lead to a feeling of deprivation. |
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REASONS: 2013 Wardlaw's Nutrition textbook is out of date. The current 2024 Wardlaw's Contemporary Nutrition: A Functional Approach, 7th edition does NOT discuss or criticize the McDougall Program |
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In 1992, nutritionist Kurt Butler described McDougall's ideas as "vegetarian extremism" and McDougall as "Americas most influential vegan zealot" who has taken the low-fat vegetarian diet to extremes. He also suggested that McDougall's diet may increase the risk of calcium and iron deficiency and is not safe for children. |
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Reviewing McDougall's book The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss, nutritionist Fredrick J. Stare and epidemiologist Elizabeth Whelan criticized its restrictive regime and "poor advice", concluding that the diet's concepts were "extreme and out of keeping with nutritional reality". The authors state that failure to consume dairy products creates a risk for osteoporosis, and that if animal products cannot be replaced with peanut butter and soybean foods, vegans may not obtain enough protein. Reviewing The McDougall Program: 12 Days to Dynamic Health, doctor Harriet Hall wrote that the book is filled with anecdotes and questionable statements, and that it makes many claims which are not supported by science. Hall concluded that "Some of McDougall’s recommendations are in line with mainstream advice, but there is reason to fear that strict adherence to his whole Program might result in nutritional deficits that could do more harm than good." |
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McDougall's diet was studied as a potential treatment for relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis, but showed no changes in brain MRI outcomes, MS relapses or disability. |
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REASON out of date negative criticisms of a vegan diet not in line with current AMA recommendations. The anti-vegan claims written are unsubstantiated and already mentioned in other places in this article. ] (]) 21:18, 2 July 2024 (UTC) |
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Remove (Repeat Request or change wording to accurately reflect Wardlaw's 2013 nutrition textbook categorized the McDougall program as a fad diet, but the current 2024 Wardlaw's nutrition book removed the "fad" designation.) |
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It has been categorized as a low-fat fad diet. The diet rejects all animal products as well as cooking oils, processed food, alcoholic beverages and caffeinated drinks. As with any restrictive low-fat diet, it may lead to flatulence, possibly poor mineral absorption from excess fiber, and limited food choices that may lead to a feeling of deprivation. |
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REASONS: '''2013 Wardlaw's Nutrition textbook is''' '''out of date'''. The '''current 2024 Wardlaw's''' Contemporary Nutrition: A Functional Approach, 7th edition does '''NOT discuss''' or criticize the McDougall Program <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 11:00, 5 July 2024 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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== Removal of word "fad" diet from old textbook. Current textbook does not negatively describe the McDougall program == |
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{{Short description|American physician and author (1947–2024)}} |
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{{about|the American physician and author|other people with the name|John McDougall (disambiguation)}} |
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| known_for = Advocacy of the "McDougall Plan", a low-fat fad diet based on starchy foods and vegetables |
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'''John A. McDougall''' (May 17, 1947 – June 22, 2024) was an American physician and author. He wrote a number of diet books advocating the consumption of a ] ] diet based on starchy foods and vegetables. |
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His eponymous diet, called ''The McDougall Plan'' was a New York Times bestseller.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1985-05-26|title=Paperback Best Sellers|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/26/books/paperback-best-sellers.html|access-date=2022-02-19|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The diet rejects all ]s as well as cooking oils, ], alcoholic beverages and caffeinated drinks. <ref name="Byrd-Bredbenner 2013">Byrd-Bredbenner, Carol; Moe, Gaile; Beshgetoor, Donna; Berning, Jacqueline. (2013). ''Wardlaw's Perspectives in Nutrition, Ninth Edition''. McGraw-Hill. pages 338-339, §10.7, Table 10-7. {{ISBN|978-0-07-352272-2}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
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McDougall was a graduate of ]'s ].<ref name="fork"/> He performed his internship at ] in ], Hawaii, in 1972 and his medical residency at the ].<ref name="fork"/> McDougall contributed to the '']'' magazine and appeared on television talk shows.<ref name="Butler 1992">Butler, Kurt. (1992). ''A Consumer's Guide to "Alternative Medicine": A Close Look at Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Faith-healing, and Other Unconventional Treatments''. ]. pp. 24-27. {{ISBN|0-87975-733-7}}</ref> |
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McDougall was also a member of the advisory board of the ] (PCRM).<ref>{{cite web|title=Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine|url=https://www.activistfacts.com/organizations/23-physicians-committee-for-responsible-medicine/|website=Activist Facts|date=January 8, 2013 |publisher=Center for Organizational Research and Education}}</ref><ref name="USA">{{cite news|last=Aslam|first=Sunny|date=November 28, 2001|title=Vegetarian diet on solid ground, experts say|work=]|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/health/diet/2001-12-07-vegetarian.htm}}</ref> In 2016, he was one of four ] in a lawsuit by the PCRM alleging improper influence by the ] on establishing cholesterol recommendations in the US.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tayna|first1=Lewis|title=A lawsuit claims government guidelines on cholesterol were tainted by the egg industry|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/usda-sued-over-new-dietary-guidelines-2016-1|access-date=September 13, 2016|website=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|date=January 6, 2016|title=The Physicians Committee sues USDA and DHHS, exposing industry corruption in dietary guidelines decision on cholesterol|url=https://www.pcrm.org/news/news-releases/physicians-committee-sues-usda-and-dhhs-exposing-industry-corruption-dietary|access-date=|website=|publisher=Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine}}</ref> The lawsuit was dismissed in 2016.<ref>{{Cite press release|date=October 14, 2016|title=Federal Court Dismisses Physicians Committee Lawsuit Over Industry Influence on Food Policy|url=https://www.pcrm.org/news/news-releases/federal-court-dismisses-physicians-committee-lawsuit-over-industry-influence|access-date=2022-02-19|publisher=Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine|language=en}}</ref> |
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McDougall died on June 22, 2024, at the age of 77.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foreman |first=Polly |date=2024-06-25 |title=Renowned Plant-Based Physician Dr John McDougall Dies Aged 77 |url=https://plantbasednews.org/news/celebrities/physician-dr-john-mcdougall-dies/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Plant Based News |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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==Diet programs and products== |
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In 2002, McDougall began the McDougall Program at the Flamingo Resort in ], California. The program is a 10-day residential treatment program which features a low-fat, starch-based, vegan diet.<ref name="fork">{{cite book |date=June 28, 2011 |title=Forks over knives: the plant-based way to health |editor-first= Gene |editor-last= Stone |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Devnz8XDyPgC |publisher=Workman Publishing |pages=52–3 |isbn=9781615191468}}</ref><ref name=BHG>{{cite magazine | first= Robin |last= Asbell |url=http://www.hearthealthyonline.com/heart-disease-overview/tips-from-real-people/practicing-preaches_1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617124658/http://www.hearthealthyonline.com/heart-disease-overview/tips-from-real-people/practicing-preaches_1.html |title=Practicing What He Preaches |magazine=] |archive-date=June 17, 2008}}</ref> |
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The McDougall diet is a low-fat starch-based diet that is high in fiber and contains no cholesterol.<ref name="Lubkin 1998" /><ref name="Hall 2020">Hall, Harriet. (2020). . ]. Retrieved January 28, 2021.</ref> The diet is based on a variety of starches such as ], ]es, ], ]s, ], and fresh or frozen ]s and ]s.<ref name="Lubkin 1998" /> For example, a meal might be made of a baked potato with steamed broccoli, or steamed ] with steamed vegetables, perhaps with a piece of fruit for dessert.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mary's Mini-McDougall Diet®|url=https://www.drmcdougall.com/articles/information/marys-mini-mcdougall-diet/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Dr. McDougall|language=en-US|quote=Simple Eating-out Suggestions: A baked potato or sweet potato with steamed vegetables like broccoli (steakhouse)...Steamed rice and vegetables (Chinese)}}</ref> |
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McDougall was the co-founder of the now ]-based Dr. McDougall's Right Foods Inc., which produces dried and packaged soups, manufactured for it by the SF Spice Co.<ref name="fork"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/Research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=241450040&privcapId=241447966 |title=Executive profile John A. McDougall |website=Bloomberg |access-date=July 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129145559/http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=241450040&privcapId=241447966 |
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McDougall promoted his diet as an alternative treatment for a number of chronic disorders, including ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref name="Lubkin 1998">Lubkin, Ilene Morof. (1998). ''Chronic Illness: Impact and Interventions''. Jones and Bartlett. page 415</ref> |
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==Reception== |
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His book ''The McDougall Plan'' was on ''New York Times'' paperback "Advice, How-to, and Miscellaneous" bestseller list.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1985-05-26 |title=PAPERBACK BEST SELLERS |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/great-falls-tribune-nyt-bestseller-list/138375657/ |access-date=2022-02-19 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The plan is classified as a low-fat ] in ''Wardlaw's Perspectives in Nutrition''.<ref name="Byrd-Bredbenner 2013" /> |
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McDougall has been criticized for making unsubstantiated health claims.<ref name="Butler 1992"/><ref name="Hall 2020"/> Some of McDougall's dietary recommendations are in line with mainstream nutritional advice, such as an emphasis on fruits, vegetables and whole grains, but others are considered extreme and are not supported by evidence.<ref name="Butler 1992" /><ref name="Hall 2020" /> McDougall's diet plan has been called a low-fat ] that may lead to boredom with limited food choices, and feelings of deprivation because of exclusion of favorite foods. The high fiber content can cause flatulence and possibly interfere with mineral absorption.<ref name="Byrd-Bredbenner 2013" /> |
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The McDougall diet is very low-fat, high-carbohydrate and vegan.<ref name=myelin>{{cite journal |vauthors=Langley MR, Triplet EM, Scarisbrick IA |title=Dietary influence on central nervous system myelin production, injury, and regeneration |journal=Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis |volume=1866 |issue=7 |pages=165779 |date=July 2020 |pmid=32224154 |doi=10.1016/j.bbadis.2020.165779 |url=|doi-access=free }}</ref> Sodium intake is restricted and no animal products or added oils are permitted. A review noted that "iron, zinc, vitamin B12, vitamin D, calcium, and omega-3 are potential nutritional deficiencies from following such a strict diet", but also noted that one study had reported "improvements in predictors for cardiovascular and metabolic disease" in people using the diet, and that "improvements in low density lipoproteins cholesterol (LDL-C), total cholesterol, insulin, BMI, and fatigue severity scale scores were observed" in people using the diet.<ref name=myelin /> |
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In 1992, nutritionist Kurt Butler described McDougall's ideas as "vegetarian extremism" and McDougall as "Americas most influential vegan zealot" who has taken the low-fat vegetarian diet to extremes.<ref name="Butler 1992"/> He also suggested that McDougall's diet may increase the risk of ] and ] and is not safe for children.<ref name="Butler 1992"/> |
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Reviewing McDougall's book ''The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss'', nutritionist ] and ] ] criticized its restrictive regime and "poor advice", concluding that the diet's concepts were "extreme and out of keeping with nutritional reality". The authors state that failure to consume dairy products creates a risk for osteoporosis, and that if animal products cannot be replaced with peanut butter and soybean foods, vegans may not obtain enough protein.<ref name="free">{{cite book |first1= Fredrick J. |last1= Stare | first2= Elizabeth | last2= Whelan |title=Fad-Free Nutrition |publisher=Hunter House |year=1998 |isbn=9780897932363 |chapter=Book review:The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss by John A. McDougall M.D. |pages=202–203 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NTCA8hYgQfkC&pg=PA203}}</ref> Reviewing ''The McDougall Program: 12 Days to Dynamic Health'', doctor ] wrote that the book is filled with anecdotes and questionable statements, and that it makes many claims which are not supported by science.<ref name="Hall 2020" /> Hall concluded that "Some of McDougall’s recommendations are in line with mainstream advice, but there is reason to fear that strict adherence to his whole Program might result in nutritional deficits that could do more harm than good."<ref name="Hall 2020" /> |
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McDougall's diet was studied as a potential treatment for ], but showed no changes in brain MRI outcomes, MS relapses or disability.<ref name=ms>{{cite journal |vauthors=Katz Sand I |title=The Role of Diet in Multiple Sclerosis: Mechanistic Connections and Current Evidence |journal=Curr Nutr Rep |volume=7 |issue=3 |pages=150–160 |date=September 2018 |pmid=30117071 |pmc=6132382 |doi=10.1007/s13668-018-0236-z |url=}}</ref> |
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McDougall wrote several books, with his wife Mary contributing recipes, which had sold more than 1.5 million copies as of 2008.<ref name=BHG/><ref>{{cite news |last=Peterson |first=Diane |date=May 31, 2012 |title=John McDougall a true believer |url=http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/2315208-181/john-mcdougall-a-true-believer?ref=related&artslide=0 |newspaper=]}}</ref> |
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===Books=== |
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*{{cite book |last1=McDougall |first1=John |last2=McDougall|first2=Mary |date=October 22, 1983 |title=The McDougall Plan |url= |publisher=New Win Publishing |ol=8187699M |isbn=9780832903922}} |
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*{{cite book |last=McDougall |first=John |date=January 1, 1985 |title=McDougall's Medicine: A Challenging Second Opinion |url=https://archive.org/details/mcdougallsmedici00mcdo |url-access=registration |publisher=New Century Publishers |ol=2540426M |isbn=9780832904073}} |
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*{{cite book |last=McDougall |first=John |date=August 1, 1991 |title=The McDougall Program: 12 Days to Dynamic Health |url=https://archive.org/details/mcdougallprogra200mcdo |url-access=registration |publisher=Penguin |ol=1939857W |isbn=9781101645116}} |
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*{{cite book |last=McDougall |first=John |date=April 1, 1995 |title=The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss |url=https://archive.org/details/mcdougallprogra100mcdo |publisher=Plume |ol=22947920M |isbn=9781101645123}} |
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*{{cite book |last1=McDougall |first1=John |last2=McDougall |first2=Mary |date=January 1, 1997 |title=The New McDougall Cookbook |publisher=Plume |ol=21797539W |isbn=9780452274655}} |
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*{{cite book |last=McDougall |first=John |date=March 1, 1998 |title=The McDougall Program for a Healthy Heart |url= |publisher=Plume |ol=7590602M |isbn=9780452272668}} |
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*{{cite book |last=McDougall |first=John |date=January 1, 1999 |title=The McDougall Program for Women |url= |publisher=Dutton |ol=939860W |isbn=9780525942092}} |
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*{{cite book |last1=McDougall |first1=John |last2=McDougall |first2=Mary |date= April 1, 1999|title=The McDougall Quick and Easy Cookbook |publisher=Plume |ol=1939855W |isbn=9781101119174}} |
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*{{cite book |last=McDougall |first=John |date=September 1, 2006 |title=Dr. McDougall's Digestive Tune-Up |url=https://archive.org/details/mcdougallsmedici00mcdo |publisher=New Century Publishers |ol=1939852W |isbn=9781570671845 |url-access=registration}} |
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*{{cite book |last1=McDougall |first1=John |last2=McDougall |first2=Mary |date=May 8, 2012 |title=The Starch Solution |publisher=Rodale Books |ol=25139164M |isbn=9781609613938}} |
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==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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*{{cite book |vauthors=Bijlefeld M, Zoumbaris SK |title=Encyclopedia of diet fads: understanding science and society |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4jq2BQAAQBAJ&pg=PA131 |year=2015 |publisher=Greenwood |isbn=978-1-61069-760-6 |pages=131–133 |edition=2nd |chapter=McDougall Program}} |
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I have scarcely ever seen a more nakedly biased piece of text on Misplaced Pages than the latter half of the very lede here. Kind of shocking this has been allowed to stay substantially unaltered so long. It seems one user is very passionately edit-guarding this page to one-sidedly desecrate the legacy of someone who died not even a year ago. Shameless on multiple counts.
I will certainly be diving into the research to provide a thorough, truly unbiased summation of this man's life work, at some point. These edits will be well-cited, will interpret the literature accurately, and will provide a comprehensive, concise, and totally impartial summary of McDougall's ideas and influence. That does not mean bias to the contrary; it means no bias. Do not edit war when I get around to that, thanks.
I am a new editor and am learning. I promise to get better. I do have some suggestions for this page.
McDougall's way of eating does not claim to produce quick results without scientific evidence. I would respectfully request the word 'fad' be removed. It feels as though the 'owner' of this page has a biased opinion of him.
Also, there are many things I would like to add such as his lifetime achievement award from the college of Lifestyle Medicine in 2018 and his participation in the USDA debate in 2000.
