On Fri, 15 Sep 2017 17:37:41 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2017-09-15 3:50 PM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Fri, 15 Sep 2017 17:56:19 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
>> > wrote:
>
>>> Sugary drinks are harmful to health but eating a lot of red meat, the
>>> study finds, is not as big a risk to health as failing to eat whole
>>> grains. "We need to look really carefully at what are the healthy
>>> compounds in diets that provide protection," he said.
>>>
>>> <https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/sep/14/poor-diet-is-a-factor-in-one-in-five-deaths-global-disease-study-reveals>
>>
>> There are also WHO studies that say that eating red meat is the next
>> worst thing after smoking. For now, it's all about who you want to
>> believe.
>
>Maybe it is more a matter of who they want to believe. People are quick
>to accept anything that reflects well on what they like.

Yes, they love research that confirms what they want to hear and they
ignore the rest.