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Medical science is as reliable as climate science

From last Thursday's Herald:

Obesity and inactivity are leading triggers for cancer, says an international report to be made public this afternoon. The report, by the World Cancer Research Fund, will re-shape cancer messages about food and underpin official advice for years to come.

And from today's Washington Post:

Being overweight boosts the risk of dying from diabetes and kidney disease but not cancer or heart disease, and carrying some extra pounds actually appears to protect against a host of other causes of death, federal researchers reported yesterday.

The counterintuitive findings, based on a detailed analysis of decades of government data about more than 39,000 Americans, supports the conclusions of a study the same group did two years ago that suggested the dangers of being overweight may be less dire than experts thought.

Maybe the UN should set up a committee to overstate the evidence for one side and disregard the evidence for the other side. By doing so, a 'scientific consensus' can be reached, thus settling the issue.

But seriously, the human race got where it is today through people taking part in lots of physical activity while eating whatever the hell they wanted or could get. That has to be the best bet, at least until the scientists sort their shit out.