On Monday, it was bacon. On Tuesday, it's Lustig.

snikkins
snikkins Posts: 1,282 Member
in Food and Nutrition
What does the rest of the week have for us?

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/oct/27/sugar-health-threat-underestimated-obesity-study-claims?CMP=fb_us

Funny part was I knew who did the "study" before the article told me.

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  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    9 day study (I mean surely nothing else could cause fluctuations over such a long term, right), self-reported dietary recall, food was "sent home" with the participants, many of the 'difference' within the margin of error. And yes...LOLustig.

    Yep, this proves it once and for all!!

    (not directed at OP, but more for the benefit of those who might think this study has any actual credence)
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    9 day study (I mean surely nothing else could cause fluctuations over such a long term, right), self-reported dietary recall, food was "sent home" with the participants, many of the 'difference' within the margin of error. And yes...LOLustig.

    Yep, this proves it once and for all!!

    (not directed at OP, but more for the benefit of those who might think this study has any actual credence)

    ^This. It's a badly designed study, hardly not worth the media crap storm it's going to cause.
  • sheermomentum
    sheermomentum Posts: 827 Member
    Better headline: "children with high blood sugar show positive short-term response to a reduction in the intake of simple sugars." But that would just be too "duh."
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    Seriously...I hate the media

    MSN dot com's article about this was titled "Sugar is Definitely Toxic, a New Study Says"
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    For an isocaloric study the body mass was all over the place
    oby21371-fig-0001.png?v=1&t=ig9ndj7f&s=d3d967cc1b9f74ba82e7e5fc82dac447fc8794f9
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    Seriously...I hate the media

    MSN dot com's article about this was titled "Sugar is Definitely Toxic, a New Study Says"

    nothing that you can eat half pound quantities of daily and have ANY way of still being healthy is "toxic".
  • ahamm002
    ahamm002 Posts: 1,690 Member
    This is a prospective study with NO CONTROLS. So it's basically a joke. At least it was a prospective study though. That makes it a lot better than the WHO's epidemiology and observational studies.
  • snikkins
    snikkins Posts: 1,282 Member
    I will admit that I enjoyed the fact that the Guardian at least thought to ask other experts in the field about their thoughts, and that was at least a sizable portion of the article. Also, it wasn't purported as absolute fact, like some of the others.

    Science reporting is so bad.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    snikkins wrote: »
    Science reporting is so bad.

    Sigh, too true.
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    This week in nutritional science reporting as a weather forecast:
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  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    senecarr wrote: »
    This week in nutritional science reporting as a weather forecast:
    p9rqz.png

    83411-I-understood-that-reference-gi-6jlf.gif

    (Disney would be so proud of us)
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    _John_ wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    This week in nutritional science reporting as a weather forecast:
    p9rqz.png

    83411-I-understood-that-reference-gi-6jlf.gif

    (Disney would be so proud of us)

    This would have worked even better yesterday when I was wearing my Captain America t-shirt and Darth Vader jacket, both of which I picked up last weekend.
    Whole thing made me sad - got down to a medium, nerd shirts don't want to come medium, have 2 larges in stock at Meijer is seen as accommodating. So many shirts not bought. Also, irony of having a t-shirt that has "I find your lack of strength disturbing" tear out from tight arms. Yeah Disney has somehow come to own me.
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    senecarr wrote: »
    _John_ wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    This week in nutritional science reporting as a weather forecast:
    p9rqz.png

    83411-I-understood-that-reference-gi-6jlf.gif

    (Disney would be so proud of us)

    This would have worked even better yesterday when I was wearing my Captain America t-shirt and Darth Vader jacket, both of which I picked up last weekend.
    Whole thing made me sad - got down to a medium, nerd shirts don't want to come medium, have 2 larges in stock at Meijer is seen as accommodating. So many shirts not bought. Also, irony of having a t-shirt that has "I find your lack of strength disturbing" tear out from tight arms. Yeah Disney has somehow come to own me.

    kiddo and wife got me a "Best dad in the galaxy" Darth Vader shirt for father's day.

    First time wearing it out and I got "what? I know that's a joke, but he was a terrible father".

    I'm just nerdy enough about star wars to wish I'd bought the DVD set before they ****ed with them with CGI.
  • snikkins
    snikkins Posts: 1,282 Member
    _John_ wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    _John_ wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    This week in nutritional science reporting as a weather forecast:
    p9rqz.png

    83411-I-understood-that-reference-gi-6jlf.gif

    (Disney would be so proud of us)

    This would have worked even better yesterday when I was wearing my Captain America t-shirt and Darth Vader jacket, both of which I picked up last weekend.
    Whole thing made me sad - got down to a medium, nerd shirts don't want to come medium, have 2 larges in stock at Meijer is seen as accommodating. So many shirts not bought. Also, irony of having a t-shirt that has "I find your lack of strength disturbing" tear out from tight arms. Yeah Disney has somehow come to own me.

    kiddo and wife got me a "Best dad in the galaxy" Darth Vader shirt for father's day.

    First time wearing it out and I got "what? I know that's a joke, but he was a terrible father".

    I'm just nerdy enough about star wars to wish I'd bought the DVD set before they ****ed with them with CGI.

    Rumor has it that Disney will be releasing the untouched versions.
  • DisneyDude85
    DisneyDude85 Posts: 428 Member
    snikkins wrote: »
    _John_ wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    _John_ wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    This week in nutritional science reporting as a weather forecast:
    p9rqz.png

    83411-I-understood-that-reference-gi-6jlf.gif

    (Disney would be so proud of us)

    This would have worked even better yesterday when I was wearing my Captain America t-shirt and Darth Vader jacket, both of which I picked up last weekend.
    Whole thing made me sad - got down to a medium, nerd shirts don't want to come medium, have 2 larges in stock at Meijer is seen as accommodating. So many shirts not bought. Also, irony of having a t-shirt that has "I find your lack of strength disturbing" tear out from tight arms. Yeah Disney has somehow come to own me.

    kiddo and wife got me a "Best dad in the galaxy" Darth Vader shirt for father's day.

    First time wearing it out and I got "what? I know that's a joke, but he was a terrible father".

    I'm just nerdy enough about star wars to wish I'd bought the DVD set before they ****ed with them with CGI.

    Rumor has it that Disney will be releasing the untouched versions.

    I have my VHS tapes if you want to borrow them! :)

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