May 6, 2010

Yes, we ARE bombarded.

     But necessarily by cancer causing chemicals, as this story today suggests.
     We're bombarded by conflicting reports about what's dangerous and what isn't.
  • Coffee is bad for you, no, wait coffee is good!
  • Drink Green Tea...but wait, not that much! 
  • Take vitamins, but not this kind. On second thought, don't take 'em at all.
The problem for most of us is that there a billion research reports issued every year, most of them meaningless as far as making decisions about your health. We do a disservice in reporting every new research nuance without putting it all into some kind of perspective.

[UPDATE: The NY Times reports The American Cancer Society is unhappy with yesterday's report on chemicals (which is linked a the top of this post).

2 comments:

  1. Of course coffee is not good for you!

    My wife drinks coffee and I don't. That's why I will always be five years older than her.

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  2. Tim, it's called "Schizophrenic Science."

    Pure and simple.

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