Suicide By Soda—Bullsweet!
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 21:01
in Health & Medicine
In the mood to off yourself? I sure hope not, but if you are contemplating it, there is no need to use a gun, poison, or pills. Just take a sip of Diet Coke.Because anyone who takes headlines seriously—a universally bad idea—will be afraid to even look at a bottle of diet soda, let alone drink from one. We can equally thank Dr. Ankur Vyas and his group for publishing the quintessential example of garbage science, and an all-too-willing press, obviously looking for juicy headlines. Or can't be bothered to read the study. Or have their own agenda. Probably all three.As usual, there is a strong correlation between junk studies and misleading headlines. Here are some examples:"Diet soda associated to women's heart risks" (ABC News) read more