Unfortunately I have the same problem with sources as the original poster. Nutrition science has become so sensationalized that it's hard to take any of it seriously.

I take my cue mostly from an instinct developed over years of paying attention to how my diet makes me feel. Stuff like CSIRO's book [http://www.csiro.au/science/TWD.html] do influence that instinct - I feel that their research is somewhat removed from the profit motive.

I prefer science to instinct. One human lifetime doesn't provide nearly enough opportunities for diet experiments to determine all the correct answers for yourself, even if you could separate real diet effects from personal bias, the placebo effect, and other influences in your life.

On the contrary, it only takes about 4 weeks to try a new protein/fat/carb split. Try high protein and high fat, then fine tune whatever worked best for you.

I agree you can't detect subtle long term health problems this way, though.

Alas, science has the same trouble. Too many variables, hard to tell anything for sure.

This is very near to the diet prescribed by Dr William Davis - author of Track Your Plaque. The book is a lot more than just a diet book and is heart-health specific, though.

Thanks, modeless. You seem to understand where I'm coming from.

Is this something you are personally interested in as well or were you just passing through?

Just passing through really, though I have been thinking lately that I need to improve my diet and was hoping to find some interesting sources to read through in here.