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RE: Science in Anarchy! Participate in the world's first science experiment on steemit and get paid!
As someone who has lost 65 lbs with a low carb high fat diet (keto) I would be interested in seeing your results. This was dropping all sugary foods including fruits (natures candy) and grain foods. The hardest part was adding enough fat to my meals and not overdo it with protein. It is suggested that this type of diet keeps the inflammation down. Although I don't currently do the extreme of this diet right now it has retrained me to eat better and sustain the weight loss. Unfortunately I don't think I can participate but again would be interested in your findings.
Yes, I believe this study is starting out on pretty shaky assumptions. It seems like if you are studying inflammatory/anti-inflammatory diets there needs to be a further understanding of the fundamentals and a review of the literature out there.
A ketogenic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketogenic_diet is by far the most successful anti-inflammatory diet and is why it was the standard of treatment for people with neurological disorders like seizures (Inflammatory mediate disease). You mention avoid high fat greasy things, but that is way too generalized and you risk people avoiding fats that actually have a very strong anti-inflammatory action and also great for the gut; plus avoiding fats causes an increase in carbohydrate craving (especially refined sugars). One particular pure saturated fat is Medium Chain Triglycerides https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-chain_triglyceride/ These little fatties have been a miracle for my patients with chronic inflammatory mediate disease to get off the refined sugars, get more energy (lactate is actually much more efficient and less taxing on the system than glucose), and help their immune systems settle down a enough to decrease their disease symptoms (HTN, DM, all autoimmune, neuropathies, CAD, hypercholesteremia, obesity).
As far as recommending NSAIDs for some people do okay, but there are many contraindications that include kidney disease, GI disease; as well as drug to drug interactions. Plus you start by including Tylenol which is not even an anti-inflammatory drug; antipyretic yes, but not what you need it to be. I would be much more interested in at a minimum adding a more holistic approach with sound dietary recommendations, proven anti-inflammatory activities like yoga, and restoring a natural balance of gut flora with broad specie probiotics.
I agree with you 100% on the problem with good science being stolen from the public reservoir of knowledge and holding scientists hostage on what they can study through total control of how they are able to earn money. The whole industry of science in due for a total overhaul with disruption and decentralized platforms are the solution, but as much as I believe your ambition I know enough to not challenge that industrial complex straight on; you will not find a more evil to the core industry then the current pharmaceutical and medical elites. You are talking about disrupting a trillion dollar industry that has no problem killing or causing significant harm on millions of people and it doesn't take long to see example where young bright minds that want to bring truth/knowledge to the world and are murdered/destroyed by these companies....I would only participate in this format if there was 100% anonymity provided for the researchers and really the study participants.