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> I'm not saying it's conclusive but to suggest there's no reason to think it might be better is disingenuous. I didn't say there's no reason to assume it migh

> I'm not saying it's conclusive but to suggest there's no reason to think it might be better is disingenuous. I didn't say there's no reason to assume it might be better! I said there's no reason to assume it might be better AND that it is definitely not worse.

arcticbull 5y ago
I suppose that might be true, but I'm not sure how one would go about and prove a negative like that. Especially in the field of nutrition science which has famously alternated between calling coffee the Devil's Hot Bean Juice and the Second Coming. Current consensus appears to be, based on a 1.2 million person meta analysis that 3-5 cups per day reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. [1] I suspect in reality there are just too many factors to do that. [1] http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/129/6/643.long http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/129/6/643.long