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tldr: "Fallacy" Slightly longer version: some dude published a book which said that eating meat is bad. This article says said book is largely BS. So go eat so

by hugh3 16y ago

tldr: "Fallacy" Slightly longer version: some dude published a book which said that eating meat is bad. This article says said book is largely BS. So go eat some meat. My opinion: Complete BS outweighs good science by a factor of several thousand to one, when it comes to nutrition. There's no particularly strong evidence that one diet is significant better than any other, so as long as you're not fat or malnourished you're probably doing 90% as well as you possibly could be. So relax and stop reading fifteen-thousand-word articles debunking the statistics in some diet book.

Groxx 16y ago
Oh wow, it's bigger than that... well, only 9566 words in that article, but the past 7 articles are also about that study. Final count: 9566 + 1335 + 1816 + 863 + 2252 + 2203 + 387 = 18422 words (by wc -w's opinion).
shin_lao 16y ago
I really agree with you when you say trying to find correlation with a specific food ingredient and one or several diseases is a fallacy in itself. That being said there is some strong evidence that the _Okinawa diet_ is extremely good for the health. Note that the key word is "diet", meaning it's not just one single food ingredient. Actually that "diet" is actually more a lifestyle than a mere diet. Generally speaking a healthy life isn't difficult: regular exercise, don't overeat, avoid refined sugars and alcohol, no soda, no fast food and most important: enjoy yourself!
- Evgeny 16y ago
  That being said there is some strong evidence that the _Okinawa diet_ is extremely good for the health. Actually, I tried to find out what the Okinawa diet is, but I found contradictory information. For example, some sources say that it is nearly vegetarian, some say that they eat significant amount of pork and cook on pork lard. Also, I found some articles about research on Okinawa centenarians genetics and some genes were identified that correlate with longevity. So it might not be just about the diet. I would appreciate any links on Okinawa diet, as long as they can be considered credible.

by hugh3 16y ago

Groxx 16y ago

Oh wow, it's bigger than that... well, only 9566 words in that article, but the past 7 articles are also about that study. Final count: 9566 + 1335 + 1816 + 863 + 2252 + 2203 + 387 = 18422 words (by wc -w's opinion).

shin_lao 16y ago

I really agree with you when you say trying to find correlation with a specific food ingredient and one or several diseases is a fallacy in itself. That being said there is some strong evidence that the _Okinawa diet_ is extremely good for the health. Note that the key word is "diet", meaning it's not just one single food ingredient. Actually that "diet" is actually more a lifestyle than a mere diet. Generally speaking a healthy life isn't difficult: regular exercise, don't overeat, avoid refined sugars and alcohol, no soda, no fast food and most important: enjoy yourself!

Evgeny 16y ago
That being said there is some strong evidence that the _Okinawa diet_ is extremely good for the health. Actually, I tried to find out what the Okinawa diet is, but I found contradictory information. For example, some sources say that it is nearly vegetarian, some say that they eat significant amount of pork and cook on pork lard. Also, I found some articles about research on Okinawa centenarians genetics and some genes were identified that correlate with longevity. So it might not be just about the diet. I would appreciate any links on Okinawa diet, as long as they can be considered credible.