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Old 03-25-2004, 09:35 AM   #19
Ignoramus20562
 
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Re: Diet Linked To Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Why correlation is not causation:

It is not often when people eat low carb diet that is high in meat and
fat and at the same time is high in vegetables (which are obviously
good things), and at the same time relatively low in carbs and
calories.

So, studies studying general populations and their trends, are going
to miss that segment of people due to its size, and therefore are not
instructive for people like me who follow the diet Idescribed.

Like I said, I eat several pounds of vegetables per day, one apple,
plenty of meat, some fat, at the same time it is relatively low in
calorie. 50% calories from fat, 25% from carbs and 25% from protein.

A typical fat person who eats a lot of meat has a diet that could not
be farther from what I eat. Why should I be , therefore, influenced by
their health problems that have little to do with meat, as such.

Carb intake of most other people and their adiposity IS the confouding
factor that makes conclusions based on correlation unwarranted.

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