Thursday, March 08, 2018

Free Yourself From the Soft Tyranny of Nutrition Studies - Hit & Run : Reason.com

Free Yourself From the Soft Tyranny of Nutrition Studies - Hit & Run : Reason.com
"Chances are, you already know what you need to do to be healthier.--Mike Riggs
See the source image"Fish oil or omega-3 supplements won't help people with heart disease," writes nutritionist Alice Callahan in Lifehacker.
Her source is a recent JAMA Cardiology meta-study that looked at 10 trials with a total of 77, 917 participants and found that "supplementation with marine-derived omega-3 fatty acids for a mean of 4.4 years had no significant association with reductions in fatal or nonfatal coronary heart disease or any major vascular events."
...The post you're reading right now, however, is about nutrition studies and why you shouldn't think about them too much.
Nutrition studies are confusing and mostly useless for regular people..."
Read on!

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