This post is a tribute to John Durant, Melissa McEwen, and Stephan Guyenet, each of whom brought a whopping pile of curiosity, friendship, and comradery to the 2010 Wise Traditions conference. Stephan also brought a whopping pile of genius, which he injected into his excellent presentation on traditional diets in the Pacific islands, showing that neither carbs, fat, nor saturated fat make you fat, but rather that modern, refined, industrial foods bring in the diseases of modern civilization.