As someone who has done some consulting work for nutrition and food science studies, I have to agree with Zoombie.
You're almost always dealing with low sample sizes, missing data, and massive between-subject biological variation.
It's a lot tougher getting subjects to stick to a strict diet routine than having them fill out a survey or take a pill.
...but the problem here is almost entirely with the media. I've never heard a real nutrition scientist spout the kind of alarmist crap you get from the news and amateur health nuts.
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