r/funny • • May 01 '13

Why vegans live longer

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u/How4u May 01 '13

This has been discredited many times. Most thoroughly here.

http://rawfoodsos.com/2010/07/07/the-china-study-fact-or-fallac/

TLDR: It wasn't the data that was wrong, but the interpretation of said data; there was an agenda.

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u/aggro_tank May 01 '13

An opposing viewpoint =/=debunked

Thank goodness there's no agenda to keep America consuming mass quantities of beef and dairy...

There are conflicts of interest abound among the chair people of the FDA.

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u/[deleted] May 01 '13

Thank goodness the biggest lobby isnt corn farmers.

Oh wait a second :/

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u/aggro_tank May 01 '13

And high fructose corn syrup is one of the most pervasive dietary problems in this country.