On flawed @TheLancet study alleging low-carb shortens life: 1. low-carb group was (hopelessly) confounded by higher rates of smoking, diabetes, obesity 2. study contradicted by 70+ trials--far more rigorous data--all of which show improved health on low carb 1/2
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Baseline rate of 17% diabetes in the lowest-carb-intake quintile compared to 9% in the highest-carb-intake quintile. And other differences at baseline (smoking rates higher, BMI higher in low carb group). Glaring methodological errors; enough to lead one to ignore conclusions.
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Right. So arguing that there is residual confounding might be a fair criticism. But saying that they didn't correct for things that they clearly did is just nonsense
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They describe "average calorie " intake of Minnesota starvation study levels , yet on average they showed weight gain ? How exactly ?
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1. Self-reported calorie intake is not a perfect measure of calorie intake, as the authors mention in the discussion 2. There were 2 measurements used in the study, saying "starvation for 25 years" is just silly 3. I'd suggest reading the study
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