Carbs, Fats, and the Mortality Maze: What Your Diet Means for Your Life Expectancy Grandma used to constantly say, "Eat your carbs, they give you energy!" but now, personal trainers are encouraging you to stop eating carbs and switch to keto. What gives, then? I stumbled uncovered an intriguing cohort research that may or may not put some of these arguments to rest. But guys, it's data! In addition, data makes me more excited as a medical student than an aerobic workout. The study looked at how
Did you actually read the paper, or just its abstract?
Edit: it’s a genuine question, folks. This is a science community.
how could he have read the abstract? The link is a science article, not the study.
Where did I mention that I was referring to the article?
The parent poster wrote “the paper,” so I was referring to the paper. Not the article.
Im betting when he said paper he meant the link in the post. At least I thought so. I get what you are saying but in an internet forum I usually assume words are used in the most generic sense.
Well, that just falls in the realms of opinions. I could agree with you in a different context. But in this community about scientific discussion, I’ll assume the parent poster meant paper when they wrote paper.
Regardless, that’s why I asked the question as a clarification.
fair enough.
FWIW I think it was a fair question.
Hmm… I thought I’d read the paper, but it turned out I got confused by an abstract with multiple sections. I thought it was very short. My mistake
So I can’t say whether the authors addressed whether the low carbohydrate group was selecting for people already known to be at risk.