The journal Nature Medicine published a major study about a cohort of over 105,000 people followed for 30 years. This is that researchers found.
Correlation isn't causation. But that's still interesting.
I have a hard time believing this because it is at odds with my own diet and prejudices.
This is the full chart from the study
I'm having a hard time believing this list.
Nuts, legumes, fruit juice, coffee, tea, fruit/berries, vegetables are all listed multiple times.
The data for the participants relies on mailed questionnaires for lifestyle and medical status
Wtf. We already know this isn't good nutrition science. It's all too easy for people to misrepresent what they're eating in surveys
This sounds like an epidemiological study. What are the listed Relative Risk Increases for mortality they're trying to claim? Are any above 100%, which is the minimum threshold required to establish causality for epidemiological studies?
Not only that, the only sources of refined sugars they show here are all listed as healthier than red meat. Really? Refined sugar, the leading cause of diabetes and atherosclerosis isn't at the bottom of the list?
This study reeks of bullshit. Which is unfortunately not all that weird in nutrition science ever since the Harvard School of Nutrition got bought out by Coca Cola and sugar lobbies back in the 50's
Yea, we'd need to filter out the behavioural angles to clearly identify causal relationships.
Do people who live longer just happen to start eating differently etc.
For example, the better I feel, the better I eat. It's not the bad eating that makes me feel bad - the better eating is a consequence of feeling better.
I can tell exactly when my diet is going to tank, when my chronic conditions flare. Diet has zero effect on them.
Dark-yellow vegetables? What an odd category
We don't need another study explaining that people who eat foods that rich people eat tend to live longer. Do one of these studies but only interviewing people with an income under $20,000 and I'll take it seriously
A combination of Blbeer and fast food is neutral. Gotcha!
Interesting to see beer that close to foods like fish, soy and tea
Fun fact, as someone who suffers from FODMAP related IBS.. Almost very "green" item in this list triggers FODMAP reactions, and about half of the red ones are on the safe to eat category.
TL;DR - damned if I do, damned if I dont.
No way for seafood considering the heavy metal traces.
Whatever. At least pizza is on the safer side ;)
Oh good. I like wine and beer.
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