Uh. Goddamn PR always trying to invent an angle by twisting stats. I don't do that :)
SALT IS BAD FOR YOU NO ACTUALLY IT IS GOOD LETTUCE GIVES YOU CANCER LOSE SOME WEIGHT NO ACTUALLY PUT IT ON YOU WILL DELAY YOUR DEATH OF YOU DO THIS NO ACTUALLY YOU WON'T.
It's not too late, get to the pie shop! And maybe call in the cake shop while you're passing. Come to think of it, I'm sure the greasy spoon looks pretty tempting too... ;)
gah! I wish newspapers wouldn't do this whole thing of reporting contrarian science stories, and making them sound more extreme than they are. The only reason this is newsworthy is that it goes against the general consensus. i.e. there's a decent chance that more research will show that it's wrong.
And even if it turns out to be right (which is possible; by the standards of 'science that gets reported in the media', this one seems to be reasonably serious), it isn't saying that 'it's good to be fat'. First off, it's finding correlation rather than causation.
But beyond that, it's saying that people *slightly* heavier than the supposed 'healthy' BMI live longer. Being fully obese is still linked to dying sooner. And, because the BMI doesn't distinguish between fat and muscle, they could just be finding that people who work out are healthier than thin slobs like me.
Also: - the study: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/298/17/2028 [I don't have access to read it either] - The new york times has a better article on the subject: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/07/health/07fat.html?_r=1&oref=slogin.
Ok, so my weight is fine. Even more, most my excess is actually located below the waist, where it's claimed (by another study) to not cause as much damage to your health as having a big bulging belly.
Now, could someone please tell the high street shops to make clothes that fit?!
Scientists can't make up their minds The establishment has been deceiving us All that "hard work" done was unneeded (so one can feel good about doing it *and* self-congratulatory for not doing it as well as hoped)
Let me join you, we'll have a row of Bad Science readers banging our heads against the wall about how ridiculous media stories like this distort the public perception of science beyond recognition and rob well-established health advice of the credibility it deserves.
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SALT IS BAD FOR YOU NO ACTUALLY IT IS GOOD LETTUCE GIVES YOU CANCER LOSE SOME WEIGHT NO ACTUALLY PUT IT ON YOU WILL DELAY YOUR DEATH OF YOU DO THIS NO ACTUALLY YOU WON'T.
Fucking... head desk.
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I give up! I am going to smoke, and eat bacon, and lard and cakes and DIE HAPPY AND FAT!
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curves+++
Re: curves+++
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/dn11786-green-tea-can-be-harmful-in-large-quantities.html
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/dn10913-milk-wrecks-the-health-benefits-of-tea.html
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Damn, now I'm hungry...
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New research has conclusively shown that taking part in medical studies or surveys is carcinogenic
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And even if it turns out to be right (which is possible; by the standards of 'science that gets reported in the media', this one seems to be reasonably serious), it isn't saying that 'it's good to be fat'. First off, it's finding correlation rather than causation.
But beyond that, it's saying that people *slightly* heavier than the supposed 'healthy' BMI live longer. Being fully obese is still linked to dying sooner. And, because the BMI doesn't distinguish between fat and muscle, they could just be finding that people who work out are healthier than thin slobs like me.
Also:
- the study: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/298/17/2028 [I don't have access to read it either]
- The new york times has a better article on the subject: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/07/health/07fat.html?_r=1&oref=slogin.
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Now, could someone please tell the high street shops to make clothes that fit?!
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Scientists can't make up their minds
The establishment has been deceiving us
All that "hard work" done was unneeded (so one can feel good about doing it *and* self-congratulatory for not doing it as well as hoped)
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