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I heard it that the Mediterranean diet is the most studied of them all, and it seems [1] that all studies are within 5 years of length. So yeah. No long-term s
by DenisM 8y ago
I heard it that the Mediterranean diet is the most studied of them all, and it seems [1] that all studies are within 5 years of length.
So yeah. No long-term studies. It's not even clear if we have hope for such. The military could summon the discipline, but soldiers do retire early. Maybe the officers, I don't know.
[1] https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/5-studies-on-the-mediterranean-diet https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/5-studies-on-the-medite...
- toasterlovin 8y agoIt’s crazy because diet is probably the most important thing we could study right now. Surely the astronomical cost of a randomized controlled study would be way less than the healthcare costs associated with not understanding what diets are healthy.
- aviv 8y agoIt's not a high priority because the correct diet (raw fruits and some veggies) will lead to a huge reduction in so-called "auto-immune diseases", diabetes, cancers, all IBS related, etc. Big Pharma and all others involved in the machine called modern medicine will suffer financially.