Weird Study That No One Cares About
A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that two or more servings of fish per week could slightly increase the risk of diabetes. “This is data dredging at its worst,” says an expert (Dr. Ross). “If you put enough data in and pull enough parameters out, you’ll always get some kind of correlation. There’s no biological hypothesis whatsoever to suggest why eating fish would cause diabetes.”
“There are many other studies that show that fish is good for you, especially as it relates to diabetes risk factors, so this study may just be one big fluke,” says Jeff Stier of scaremonger busting. ASCH. “Fortunately, the study has not garnered much media attention. The media only likes reporting that fish is dangerous because of alleged mercury contamination — otherwise, fish is a favorite. But imagine if the report were about beef rather than fish ‘causing’ diabetes. We’d see the media and activist groups piling onto this study.” So true.
