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> The ketogenic diet is vilified in every mainstream media and most nutritional "science" publications; the headlines are rarely inline with the the actual resu
by AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y ago
> The ketogenic diet is vilified in every mainstream media and most nutritional "science" publications; the headlines are rarely inline with the the actual results, but that's what people remember (Not that nutrition science is really science)
Nutrition science is real science, but unfortunately any actual nutrition science you might accidentally hear about is overwhelmed by people trying to sell a lifestyle, a book about healthy eating, or your eyeballs (to advertisers).
Ironically keto promoters are a big offender here themselves.
- amanaplanacanal 6y agoMost nutrition science is pretty bad. As is often said, correlation is not causation, but that's what most nutritional studies are. It's easy to study large populations and find correlations. You publish a paper, the media reports something, and that becomes the accepted wisdom. But you have no idea how to factor out all the possible confounders in your study. It's hard to do a study where you make a change to people's diet and see if that affects health outcomes, so it is rarely done. And really that's what you need to do to see what is really going on. So what we are left with is a bunch of associations that may or may not hold up.
- exolymph 6y agoCounterpoint: https://meaningness.com/nutrition https://meaningness.com/nutrition
- beagle3 6y agoThis is an excellent summary, thanks!