I know plenty of LW people are interested in nutrition; it’s within the realms of possibility that one of them might know enough about what I’m asking to be able to give me a quick summary of what I’m after. As for asking a dietician, I’ve never met one and wouldn’t know how to go about getting hold of one to ask. (I’m also not totally sure I’d trust J. Random Dietician to have a good understanding of things like what counts as good evidence for or against a proposition. Nutrition is a field in which it’s notoriously difficult to prove anything.)
There are many other vegetarians; this seems like it should be a solved problem.
Well, erm, yes, that’s why I’m asking about it. (I don’t go around making posts asking for proofs that P=NP, for example.)
A dietician can get licensed with just a bachelor’s degree in nutrition. A well-informed layman will often have more informed views on the issue. Also, communities like this will select against bad information. However, a fitness forum that also has a commitment to rejecting errors will have even better answers as they will specialize in this area.
You should ask a dietician, not us.
There are many other vegetarians; this seems like it should be a solved problem.
I know plenty of LW people are interested in nutrition; it’s within the realms of possibility that one of them might know enough about what I’m asking to be able to give me a quick summary of what I’m after. As for asking a dietician, I’ve never met one and wouldn’t know how to go about getting hold of one to ask. (I’m also not totally sure I’d trust J. Random Dietician to have a good understanding of things like what counts as good evidence for or against a proposition. Nutrition is a field in which it’s notoriously difficult to prove anything.)
Well, erm, yes, that’s why I’m asking about it. (I don’t go around making posts asking for proofs that P=NP, for example.)
I disagree about asking a dietician and not LW.
Can you expand on your reasoning?
FrameBenignly’s comment reflects my opinion well
A dietician can get licensed with just a bachelor’s degree in nutrition. A well-informed layman will often have more informed views on the issue. Also, communities like this will select against bad information. However, a fitness forum that also has a commitment to rejecting errors will have even better answers as they will specialize in this area.