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But many things that "were known for decades" turn out to be not known at all. Fat was root of all evil for decades, but now—maybe not? Salt was bad for decades
by rimliu 10y ago
But many things that "were known for decades" turn out to be not known at all. Fat was root of all evil for decades, but now—maybe not? Salt was bad for decades, but now—maybe not?
And growing life expectancy while we are literally killing ourselves does not compute.
- narutouzumaki 10y agoOur life expectancy increases despite, not because of our bad diet.
- SmellyGeekBoy 10y ago> And growing life expectancy while we are literally killing ourselves does not compute. This is a result of the vast improvements in healthcare and medicine in the past 50-100 years. It's not rocket science.
- ashark 10y agoIt's also important to separate, say, life expectancy at 30 from overall life expectancy, which usually includes infant mortality and fatal childhood illnesses of all sorts. Those are important per se of course, but basically irrelevant to the effects life-long nutrition and later-in-life medical care.