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Good luck convincing anyone of that without being called a crackpot, a disinformation bot, or worse. At this point in my life, I keep such knowledge to myself and leave everyone else to the peril of their own incomplete understanding.



Rigorous scientific study is more effective than luck.


Rigorous scientific study in the nutrition field is extremely hard to do.

Most studies rely on self-reported data, and people aren't very reliable in confessing what they ate and in what quantity. We are also a long-lived species and many effects take decades to manifest. Differences in environment (e.g. water impurities), genetics and gut microbiome confound the issue further.




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