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But, "Kids who drank whole milk were at a 39 percent reduced risk for being overweight than those who drank low-fat milk"? From just 8 days ago. Really gettin

by tedd4u 7y ago

But, "Kids who drank whole milk were at a 39 percent reduced risk for being overweight than those who drank low-fat milk"? From just 8 days ago. Really getting tired of these conflicting narrow food/health studies. NYT: Whole Milk May Be Better When It Comes to Children’s Weight https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/well/whole-milk-may-be-better-when-it-comes-to-childrens-weight.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/well/whole-milk-may-be-be...

sp332 7y ago
The article specifically says "in adults", so it's not conflicting.
- tedd4u 7y ago
  True, and my frustration probably shows. I shouldn't rant. Maybe the finding is drink whole milk until 18 to lower risk of obesity then switch to 1% to slow effects of aging. What I'd like to see is a reliable source that synthesizes recent, reproducible research into cogent diet recommendations. Anyone aware of such a source? In the meantime, I'd prefer not to be pestered by narrow tree-instead-of-the-forest articles that seem to be published every week with hyperspecific diet research. Up to me to ignore them I guess instead of ranting. Still I thought this was an especially poignant example of research popularized just a few weeks apart that could understandably leave many people wondering what action to take or reducing confidence in diet research in general.
  - CuriousSkeptic 7y ago
    NNR 2012 is pretty good https://www.norden.org/en/publication/nordic-nutrition-recommendations-2012 https://www.norden.org/en/publication/nordic-nutrition-recom...
ScottFree 7y ago
I always wait until a particular study has been reproduced at least once before I take it seriously.
Accujack 7y ago
Much of food science and the media reporting about it is thoroughly co-opted by the foods industry. See also the stories about pushing fat rather than sugar as the cause of obesity in the US. I have a friend with a Phd in food science who went to work for General Mills. He quit 6 months later because all the projects he was given were essentially "Figure out how to make product X with cheaper materials J,K, and L and have it taste the same." The 6 or so existing conglomerates/holding companies that own the food products industry are all about their own profits, not about health or telling the truth, and they'll do whatever is necessary to keep those profits intact.

by tedd4u 7y ago

sp332 7y ago

The article specifically says "in adults", so it's not conflicting.

tedd4u 7y ago
True, and my frustration probably shows. I shouldn't rant. Maybe the finding is drink whole milk until 18 to lower risk of obesity then switch to 1% to slow effects of aging. What I'd like to see is a reliable source that synthesizes recent, reproducible research into cogent diet recommendations. Anyone aware of such a source? In the meantime, I'd prefer not to be pestered by narrow tree-instead-of-the-forest articles that seem to be published every week with hyperspecific diet research. Up to me to ignore them I guess instead of ranting. Still I thought this was an especially poignant example of research popularized just a few weeks apart that could understandably leave many people wondering what action to take or reducing confidence in diet research in general.
- CuriousSkeptic 7y ago
  NNR 2012 is pretty good https://www.norden.org/en/publication/nordic-nutrition-recommendations-2012 https://www.norden.org/en/publication/nordic-nutrition-recom...

ScottFree 7y ago

I always wait until a particular study has been reproduced at least once before I take it seriously.

Accujack 7y ago

Much of food science and the media reporting about it is thoroughly co-opted by the foods industry. See also the stories about pushing fat rather than sugar as the cause of obesity in the US. I have a friend with a Phd in food science who went to work for General Mills. He quit 6 months later because all the projects he was given were essentially "Figure out how to make product X with cheaper materials J,K, and L and have it taste the same." The 6 or so existing conglomerates/holding companies that own the food products industry are all about their own profits, not about health or telling the truth, and they'll do whatever is necessary to keep those profits intact.