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My point was that there is risk in everything we do. You take a risk everytime you drive an extra mile to buy soy milk.  |
Well then, we agreee. (But no soy for me, thanks.)
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What it shows is that there isn't a direct link between one's diet and one's health. Too many external factors influence longevity. For example, I can eat all of the proper things that will supposedly diminish risks associated with poor diet, but if I hang out by the pool too much and develop melanoma, all that was for naught.
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Who said there must be a "direct link"? There may or may not be a direct link for each individual. I thought we agreed that there are certain prudent diets that reduce risk. And, to a large extent, it's determined by large long-term population studies. And as far as hanging out at the pool and getting melanoma, there is a way to reduce that risk.
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I'm a scientist by profession. The only ABSOLUTE I know is that there are no ABSOLUTES.
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I don't recall ever saying that there are absolutes, just that there is a whole range of risky behavior and it's best to try to reduce risk as best we can, based on the results of scientific studies.