"usual suspect" > wrote in message
...
> Scented Nectar wrote:
>
> Howdy, skanky!

Howdy, Usual Cesspool!

> >>>http://tinyurl.com/a7ev2
> >>>From the University of Pittsburg.
> >>
> >>PittsburgH. With an H, as in HOSER.
> >
> > That's between your school
> > and theirs. I'm not getting
> > involved in this fight.
>
> Then why did you start it?

All I did was to refer to a
study done there.

> > However
> > it is an acredited university,
> > so the study was most likely
> > done with the proper
> > scientific methods.
>
> Logical fallacy: Appeal to authority.

Just showing that it can't be
written off as a quack study.

> >>>Broccoli and chili peppers fight
> >>>cancer.
> >>
> >>You still can't read, can you.
> >>Two new studies suggest that vegetables such as broccoli and
> >>spices like red chili pepper, *MAY* provide a cancer-fighting
> >>benefit by slowing or preventing the growth of cancerous tumor
> >>cells.
> >>
> >>Neither study says the two foods you listed DO fight cancer. Neither do
> >>studies touting the benefits of phytochemicals in turmeric (curries),
> >>miso, etc. All they show is that people with healthier diets are
> >>healthier. Your tax dollars at work.
> >
> > MAY shows a correlation,
>
> No, it does NOT. It's only suggestive of the possibility of a
> correlation. It does not establish one. There are a variety of other
> possibilities. For instance, people who eat lots of broccoli may eat
> healthier over all than people who avoid broccoli. They also may work
> out more often, not smoke, not drink, and so on. There are so many
> variables. You're reading far more into those studies than was actually
> reported. As usual.

Maybe, maybe not. But the
study was still of interest to
those who are vegan for
health reasons. It should
actually, even be of interest
to the meat eater, since
they rarely (pun intended)
eat only meat, and might
like to know more about
the vegetables they eat.

> > and
> > that makes it of interest to me
> > and possibly other
>
> ...similarly feeble-minded flakes.

The only flakes are the
nutritional yeast ones that
some people use in their
food.


--
SN
http://www.scentednectar.com/veg/
A huge directory listing over 700 veg recipe sites.
Has a fun 'Jump to a Random Link' button.