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slash UK slash AI for people. Welcome to Science Talk, the weekly podcast of Scientific American

for the seven days starting February 13th, 2008. I'm Steve

Mirsky. This week, a chat with epidemiologist Paul Morantz about how studies on lots of

people's lifestyles lead to health recommendations and medical interventions. We'll have a

Valentine's Day poem from a listener, plus we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news.

Paul Morantz is Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Population Health at the Albert

Einstein College of Medicine in New York City.

He and colleagues recently published a controversial paper in the American Journal of

Preventive Medicine.

On Monday morning, February 11th, we talked in his Einstein office about the article

and about the philosophy behind recommendations based on studies.

Dr. Moran, it's good to talk to you today.

Hi, Steve.

Very interesting paper you have here.

Call for higher standards of evidence for dietary guidelines.

Let's cut right to the quick and then we'll back up a bit. But your basic thesis is...

Our basic thesis is that the standards that have been applied to determining and promulgating

...