Models: 2024 Predictions gone wrong
Model projections are often worthless and in some fields, completely worthless. Yet we blindly follow them.
Public health: Per CDC, 20% of US population died of heart disease in 2022
The CDC actually says that on their web site... geesh.
Nutrition: What Grok says about B-12 deficiency as a risk for heart disease
I asked Grok to summarize the potential of B-12 deficiency to be a risk factor for coronary artery disease (blockages due to plaque).
Nutrition: This week, eating chicken is bad for you
Another week, another likely nutrition junk science study.
Nutrition: The Mediterranean Diet is Systemic Racism
Expert says the Mediterranean Diet is a subset of what people there eat, chosen to be palatable to white northern Europeans - and is culturally exclusive and racist.
Nutrition, Media: 98% of US households buy meat
98% of US household bought meat in 2024 which is contrary to claims that everyone is pursuing "plant-based" eating.
Nutrition: Vitamin B-12 content per ounce of meat
Beef can contain more than 10x the vitamin B-12 than chicken.
Nutrition: How much B-12 do you need? Excellent chart
This chart should be seen by all and especially "plant-based eaters".
Nutrition: Everyone should eat more almonds
to protect your heart. Except, I am allergic to almonds. Unfortunately, almond products have been pushed into everything, where you'd least expect them.
Public health: Almost 1,000 measles cases in the U.S.
The U.S. is approaching 1,000 cases of measles. Over 125,000 cases were documented in Europe in 2024. Context matters.