And then we come to the absolute risk difference, which as I mentioned was TINYpic.twitter.com/YHtjtCPwU8
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And then we come to the absolute risk difference, which as I mentioned was TINYpic.twitter.com/YHtjtCPwU8
Remember the Daily Mail? Reporting that 86% reduction in "blood cancer risk"? Firstly, they got it wrong. The odds ratio was 0.24, so the reduction was 76% The absolute reduction there was less than 0.1%! (Also for stats-y people, the 95% CI was 0.04-0.66!)pic.twitter.com/ev8zMOYIuH
In fact, if you want to look at individual cancers - rather than the trend for all cancer - organic food was NOT associated with MOST cancers (red = associated, green = not)pic.twitter.com/glVLPbJoIM
We could just as easily write a story about how organic food does nothing for breast, prostate, colorectal, and skin cancers, but that's a much less interesting headline
So, what to take away from this study?
Firstly, there are actually already bigger, arguable better studies on the topic that have found the opposite result!pic.twitter.com/xve7GKuxSi
Secondly, THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PESTICIDES This study didn't look at pesticides at all. We have no idea if organic consumption equates to reduced pesticide ingestion - especially considering that there is some evidence to suggest the opposite!
Would be interesting if the study had looked at pesticides (including looking at different types - where's glyphosate in all this?), as well as other conditions and chronic diseases.
There are plenty of studies on each individual pesticide though, and dietary intake is virtually impossible to calculate based on questionnaires
Understood. I wasn't disrespecting your points, but wishing the studies (however they're conducted) would go deeper. Maybe glyphosate is the bane of our existence, maybe it's not.
It definitely isn't. But my point is that a study like this simply can't evaluate pesticide intake, you need regular blood tests for that
Appreciate, but don't share, your opinion. And I do understand and respect your point.
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