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“There are few exceptions, but the status of epidemiological literature is not at a level to allow us to make these types of very detailed, specific recommendations,” Ioannidis tells me. For that reason, the health claims in the EAT-Lancet diet are “science fiction. I can’t call it anything else.” This wasn’t the first time that EAT has struggled with its diet’s rollout. To promote the report, the commission has hosted launch events in cities across the globe, from New York—where Alec Baldwin introduced the study at the United Nations headquarters—to Bangladesh. Evidently, however, there isn’t an “appetite for sustainability” in Washington, D.C., where an event at the National Press Club was barely attended—though that could have been due to the weather.

Correction: An earlier version of this piece mischaracterized John Ioannidis’ position as “a Stanford historian and frequent dietary critic.”

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Sam Bloch Sam Bloch has written about arts, culture, and real estate for publications including The New York Times , L.A. Weekly , and Artnet. His essay about Los Angeles' "shade deserts" will be published by Places Journal this spring. Reach him by email at: samuel.bloch@newfoodeconomy.org

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