Bad science takes 17 years to uncover the obvious (and misses the real point, too)
Thursday, November 06, 2003 by: Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Key concepts: Bad science, Heart disease and Caloric intake
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Here's a fascinating study that manages to competely miss the point. It studied the caloric intake of 9800 Americans and concluded that the number of calories consumed had no significant effect on a person's risk of developing heart disease.
The oversight, of course, is that the study treated all calories as equal. You can bet that study participants who ate margerine, saturated fats, hydrogenated oils and refined carbohydrates were far worse off than those who ate olive oil, flax oil and healthy fats, even when the total calories consumed was the same.
And yet the study didn't examine food choices at all, leading its authors to come to the rather bizarre conclusion that diet plays very little role in heart disease. Or, stated in plain English, these researchers are saying that it doesn't matter what you eat. And only someone utterly unfamiliar with nutrition and human physiology could even suggest such a thing. It's bad science (and poor critical thinking) all the way.
The study is right about one thing, however: exercise gives you a healthy heart and cardiovascular system. Exercise more and you'll be healthier for it. And it's a good thing these researchers spent 17 years studying the issue, because frankly, nobody knew this. It's news to me! Have you ever heard of exercising actually making people healthier?
About the author: Mike Adams is a natural health researcher and author with a passion for teaching people how to improve their health He has authored more than 1,500 articles and dozens of reports, guides and interviews on natural health topics, reaching millions of readers with information that is saving lives and improving personal health around the world. Adams is an honest, independent journalist and accepts no money or commissions on the third-party products he writes about or the companies he promotes. In 2007, Adams launched EcoLEDs, a manufacturer of mercury-free, energy-efficient LED lighting products that save electricity and help prevent global warming. He also launched an online retailer of environmentally-friendly products (BetterLifeGoods.com) and uses a portion of its profits to help fund non-profit endeavors. He's also a noted technology pioneer and founded a software company in 1993 that developed the HTML email newsletter software currently powering the NaturalNews subscriptions. Adams volunteers his time to serve as the executive director of the Consumer Wellness Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and enjoys outdoor activities, nature photography, Pilates and adult gymnastics.
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