Talk:Brendan Brazier

Thrive Diet

I removed some critical content on the Thrive diet derived from an article trying to sell an alternative diet, which is a clear conflict of interest and could be construed as advertising. It was also a poor source, being more opinion than scientific analysis. Are there any scholarly / peer-reviewed articles on the Thrive diet available, or reliable secondary sources? The section could use expanding with well sourced information, both critical and otherwise. BBUCommander (talk) 22:53, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

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Bias/boosterism

Looks like we have some wording problems here. For starters: The "Canadian 50-km Ultramarathon Championships in 2003 and 2006" that he won do not seem to be national championships. The ONLY source I can find that call them that is his own: "two-time Canadian 50km Ultra Marathon Champion". I've replaced it with the actual race titles. There is clearly more for this vegan poster-boy. - SummerPhD (talk) 22:03, 28 July 2013 (UTC)

Lots of b.s. throughout this article.

In 2006 Brazier addressed the [[United States congress]]'<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcrm.org/magazine/gm06summer/congress.html |title=The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine |publisher=PCRM |date= |accessdate=2012-03-29}}</ref> regarding the significant social and economic benefits that could be obtained by improving personal health through better diet. The focus of his speech was to draw attention to the role that food plays in the prevention of most chronic diseases currently plaguing Americans.[1]

The source was a deadlink, but an archival copy[2] shows that he didn't "address Congress". Rather, PCRM "hosted a congressional briefing and reception" for members of Congress and their staff where Brazier spoke. The press release neglects to mention whether the briefing was attended by most of the House and Senate or if a handful of interns showed up for free food. - SummerPhD (talk) 04:07, 26 December 2013 (UTC)

"Awards"

Throughout the page, there are various primary sources for various dubious "awards". If someone wins a notable award, someone other than the group giving the award will mention the awards. Try this: Pick the most obscure Academy Award category you can think of. Now look for an independent reliable source for it. It's absurdly easy. If, OTOH, "Joe's Southpaw Blog" names someone the "Most influential lefty in grunge opera", you'll find it in the blog and, perhaps, articles in poor sources aiming to boost the notoriety of their interview subject (Rolling Stone and the New York Times will mention Oscars, the East Podunk Free Shopper will mention the lefty award). - SummerPhD (talk) 04:25, 26 December 2013 (UTC)

• "Named as one of the "Top 40 Under 40" most influential people in the health industry by Natural Food Merchandiser..." - Not a notable publication = not a notable award. Removed.
• "Brazier has twice been nominated for Manning Innovation Awards for the creation of Vega." - According to their website, people are not nominated for this award, they apply for it. Basically, he filled out a form twice and was ignored twice. Removed.
• "Brazier was named one of the "25 most fascinating vegetarians" in 2007 by VegNews magazine." - I can find no independent (i.e., not Brazier or VegNews) sources stating this. Basically, VegNews ran an article and no one paid attention to it, other than the people named in it. Removed.
• "Brazier gave the keynote address at the annual conference of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) in 2007." I can't find a source for this anywhere. Normally, I'd say it was just a "who cares" kinda thing that just wasn't noticed by anyone. In this case, however, there were several incidents of -- to be very kind -- exaggerations in accolades for this guy (e.g., inviting Congress to come hear you speak is not "addressed Congress"). The HSUS website does not have the name "Brazier" on it anywhere. I cannot find an "annual conference". Instead, I find numerous conferences held by the HSUS, any one of them might have had Brazier as a speaker and been inflated to a "keynote address" at their "annual conference". Removed.
• "In a 2009 poll conducted by VegNews magazine, he was voted by the readers as 'Favorite Vegetarian Athlete.'" - I've tagged this for a better source. Again, I don't specifically doubt the claim (though, given the level of deceptive promotion in the article, maybe I should). However, it is likely just another magazine poll. Time's "Person of the Year"? That's noteworthy: all of the major news outlets discuss that. Twerk Magazine's "Best Butt of 1992"? Meaningless. - SummerPhD (talk) 01:26, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

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