Ah, got it! I admit that I didn't want to come across as disputing the claim by addressing the elephant, since I'm not really qualified to dispute the claim. I

Ah, got it! I admit that I didn't want to come across as disputing the claim by addressing the elephant, since I'm not really qualified to dispute the claim. I wanted to plant the seed of skepticism in my links, which make your present point better than I could in an hn comment. I actually agree with your analysis. To try and rescue the discussion, it's interesting to observe that many "healthy" things are "also" revenue-generating narratives. For example, "exercise is healthy" is great for the sportswear cartel, which has a similarly poor track record on human rights. It doesn't mean that the thing itself can't be objectively healthy, but I totally agree with you that we should take these projections for what they are, especially when they're sponsored by the business that profits from them. If you're curious in reading something that builds on the "revenue-generating narrative" idea more, I recommend the new yorker link, it's quite good. :)