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There are dozens of studies that support plant-based diets as reducing all-cause mortality. THIS study is the outlier, and thus demands a pretty high burden of
by teach 5y ago
There are dozens of studies that support plant-based diets as reducing all-cause mortality. THIS study is the outlier, and thus demands a pretty high burden of proof.
- jjcon 5y agoIs it really much of an outlier? I eat a plant-based diet but most of what I have seen has been quite mixed
- cracell 5y agoFood studies are always all over the place. The only real consistency is that eating loads of processed food (think chips/soda) is strongly correlated with health issues.
- podgaj 5y agoFood studies are all over the place because they never account for genetics. Look up Nutrigenomics to understand more, But a great example is changes in the FADS genes and how they impact the intake of long and short chain Omega 3s https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/6/758 https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/6/758 Unless they are testing people with the same genetics, a meat versus plant diet will continue to result in different outcomes.