Talk:Richard K. Bernstein

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Yes, both pages are about the same person. Bernstein is the correct spelling of his name.

67.160.128.31 03:36, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Recent changes

I have tried to add some more information and to also fill in some references. I'm just learning to do refs, so I invite anyone else to please clean up anything that I might have done wrong. Itsme2003 07:09, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

I moved your sig, should be at the end. Also, try looking here regards citations. WLU 20:15, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Neutrality and tone of biography section

The neutrality of the biography section needs to be checked as it reads more like a magazine puff piece in places. In a related issue, the tone of this section isn't encyclopaedic. Verbal chat 21:13, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

I agree with this. It seems to be a recurring theme throughout the low-carbohydrate diet related pages, I wonder if somebody with a vested interest is writing a lot of them? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 111.69.251.247 (talk) 05:16, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Obviously the writers have a vested interest, since anti-low-carb types either wouldn't bother to spend the time or would do the opposite (write a hit piece). We need people who care, or this stuff would never get mentioned at all. We also need editors who care about quality, NPOV, references, etc. so the articles will be of higher quality. The one thing I'm not for is one-sided debates.--72.129.190.231 (talk) 07:27, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

I agree. Not just the bio but the whole article shows this bias. I placed a "citation needed" into the text after the claim that his diet is "well regarded" and achieves "great" glucose control. That sounds like ad copy, not science. Ignatios2000 (talk) 15:39, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

Should the details of the diet he promotes really be on his biographical page? He and his diet are two distinct entities, so the details, rather than being put here in a rather promotional manner, should really go on their own page if they can pass the notability requirements. 199.83.63.53 (talk) 14:05, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

I completely agree. The diet description is admiring, not objective. E.g., "Bernstein's program for treating diabetes is highly regarded amongst his patients and achieves great blood sugar control.... This was confirmed by a study published in Pediatrics that Bernstein co-authored." There's a great parody of truly confirming evidence. Zaslav (talk) 01:57, 2 June 2018 (UTC)

The dietary constraints suggested by Bernstein form part of a medical treatment protocol for diabetes. They do not reflect a weight-loss diet for the general public and are not at all marketed at such an audience (though Bernstein has written a book "The Diabetes diet" aimed at diabetics). There appears to be another "Dr Bernstein's diet" run by a different Dr Bernstein, in case someone wants to write it up or create a disambiguation page. 219.74.197.230 (talk) 12:28, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

I don't think a separate page for the "Bernstein diabetes treatment" or "Bernstein diabetes solution" is needed, (not diet which is simply part of the treatment plan for diabetics, also there is a "Dr Bernstein diet" from a different Dr Bernstein Stanley K. Bernstein.). There seems to be an opinion that even a single page for Bernstein is questionable, as there was a "notability" box on the page when I first saw it (I took the liberty of removing that and editing the page further). I prepared a redirect for "Bernstein diabetes solution" to this page, which should suffice. 219.74.197.230 (talk) 07:14, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

References

Notability

It is a bit ridiculous to see the "notability question mark" box on the main article page. This is a very well-known person with good reason, as a casual google search will show. Among other things, he is responsible for the availability of home testing kits for blood sugar. When he started trying to monitor his diabetes, testing kits were only available to doctors (he got one through his doctor wife).

This notablity comment added 8 June 2021 by 219.74.197.230. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 20:03, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

Just to clarify further, I do not know Dr Bernstein at all and have never interacted with him. I live on the other side of the world. I have read his book, that's about it. I do think he is "notable" beyond any question, though he appears to keep a low profile without self-promotion. 219.74.197.230 (talk) 07:42, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

See also https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/735585 (free subscription required) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.7.174.218 (talk) 10:48, 28 August 2022 (UTC)