Yes, Barefoot, very confusing. That's why I like to read the studies and even then it's hard to know their true value to the overall "body of knowledge". I look for any obvious bias of the researchers and sometimes it's hard to know unless you know who funded the study. All studies have limitations and the researchers are supposed to clearly state limitations. Also, I look to see if the study has been replicated and, if so, who did it and what were their findings...
This all is reason why I said in another thread a while back that moderation in life is probably the best approach to take. And, yes, I know someone will want to highlight the fact that my definition of moderation may be different to someone elses - so very true. For me, I've tried to decide how I want to live day to day in order to enjoy life and, perhaps in the process, extend it continuing to be healthy, and do the study to learn best how to do that.
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