과일과 채소를 먹으면 암에 걸릴 수 있다는 터무니없는 연구 결과가 나왔습니다.

Dubious nutrition research and downright terrible diet and health advice are nothing new, but the situation has devolved as of late. With the rise of anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, federal food guidelines have centered on slabs of meat, excessive amounts of protein, and sticks of butter. The animal-based food craze has people slathering beef tallow on their faces. And, if your cardiovascular system isn't already hardening just reading this, health influencers are now peddling nicotine—an addictive drug considered to be a cardiovascular toxin. With this bananas context came headlines in the past few days suggesting that eating fruits, vegetables, and whole grains can be bad for you. Specifically, it can increase the risk of lung cancer—a claim that flies in the face of decades of evidence-based nutrition guidance, like a full-fat cream pie. The full study behind the headlines hasn't been published yet, but experts have seen enough to call it baloney. The study is being presented at the American Association for Cancer Research conference this week and hasn’t been peer reviewed. Based on the abstract available online, the study was small, had no appropriate control group, led to a finding not previously hypothesized, used groupings that were "arbitrary," is likely picking up on a known correlation, and jumps to speculation based on no data from the study.Read full article Comments