I think we do mostly agree, but I think compliance is a very different factor for each individual. Looking back through different fads and various swings in nutritional orthodoxy, many people have succeeded in building strong, lean bodies whether they believed in eggs, tofu, wheat grass, or protein shakes. That's a fact that simply disappears and is forgotten when we focus on aggregate results from mostly non-compliant subjects. I am pleased and heartened by the conclusion of the study Taube criticizes: "It appears that substantial differences in proportions of dietary macronutrients play only a modest role in weight loss success, and that success is possible on any of these diets provided there is adequate adherence. Getting individuals to adhere to whatever diet they choose to follow deserves more emphasis." That is excellent common sense.