I don't know what it is about diet research but it seems to really bring out strong opinions on hackernews. Given that we're the target market for Soylent I guess it makes sense.
In some forums, when you want to post something about body-building,training or what to eat, you also have to post your body picture. Keep that in mind whenever you hear opinions about food.
That's a great point. Let's do a real study with real people and real diets, collect their blood type, an auto immune disorders, any allergies or food intolerance. Bundle that with a relevant body photo.
Most nutrition research is bad. Everybody gets a chance to espouse their favorite theories in the comments. How could it be otherwise? Doing good research in this space is expensive.
