Studies about nothing

Posted Tue, 09/07/2010 - 13:53 by Melissa

If you read the media accounts you might think that this study is about Aktins or low-carb diets. But it's not. Because the people studied, as far as we know, weren't on such diets. Some of them just happened to eat lower carb and higher in meat, and the statisticians/idiots associated this with mortality. But were these people low carbers? For all we know they ate hot dogs from Safeway and their carb sources included twinkies and slurpies.

Here is a hint researchers: if you want to study a diet, have people actually do it. Don't try to evaluate a diet based on generalized data. Unfortunately these researchers are insulated by the fact that their data is behind a paywall.

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It really is amazing what you

by JamesonReeves (not verified) - 10/19/2010 - 19:04

It really is amazing what you can learn from reading the label of any food you eat. Personally, the best place to look for anything is not in the nutritious facts label, but in the ingredients. This will tell you what types of sugars and carbohydrates are being used. Some should be telltale signs of good carbs, like starch and fiber, but many should be considered warning signs, especially High Fructose Corn Syrup, glucose and sucrose. Losing weight is simply eating right (as in the correct amount of the proper fats, carbohydrates and proteins) in combination with some amount of exercise per week to burn excess calories that have not been used to perform other bodily functions.

All data not freely available

by Rob K (not verified) - 09/07/2010 - 16:24

All data not freely available to everyone should be considered a lie.