LurkerJ said:
JRPGfan said:
http://coffeeandhealth.org/topic-overview/references-8/
All the stuff I posted about "coffee reduceing cancer risk", is from this page, that has references to case studies.
Theres "source criticism" (not sure of the english word), but they arnt just makeing sh*t up or pulling random numbers out of thin air.
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I am sorry if you felt personally targeted by my post. That was NOT my intention, we are all learners here. I used to blindly trust these studies and take what they say as unquestionable facts. I found out later that it isn't black and white. You can make any claim support it with medical evidence if you selectively publish studies that support those claims and skip publishing the ones that don't.
I've been reading more about biostatistics lately and try to learn how to dissect these studies and criticize them. ALL studies are prone to bias and errors. Learning how to do that is actually a big part of studying medicine nowadays, one of my friends is a physician and he was the one to open my eyes to the fact that "studies and research" doesn't automatically mean "facts".
I hope everyone watches the videos and read the articles in my previous post to grasp the importance of not believing every article you read online, and I am not talking about just coffee and meat here.
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Having read many scientific studies in my day I can relate to you to some degree. While studies can supply us with interesting insights into a variety of topics, studies like these tend to be kind of iffy in my eyes.
Do I think that a diet extremely heavy in processed foods and red meats increases your risk for cancer? I think it actually does. But does that guarantee it? No.
You also have to think about the lifestyle of someone who would have a very heavy diet in such foods. They might smoke, or not exercise, not have balanced diet with fruits and veggies etc. thus increasing the chances of cancer on that front.
Also think about those who eat processed foods and red meats in moderation. Does their chances of getting cancer increase with each piece of bacon they eat? This study might make people say yes but if we take a a wider view of their life and see that such a person practices healthy habits on many fronts then I can't see their chances of getting cancer increasing all that much.