Nutrition studies are really, really bad a lot of the time. Sometimes researchers don't do careful work, and the systems in place don't always prevent weak research from being published. Add that to the fact that media outlets tend to overblow stories about food and cancer, and it's a recipe for research disaster. Follow Tamar on Twitter @TamarHaspel https://twitter.com/TamarHaspel Related HCT episodes: 1. Low Fat, Low Carb, Whatever! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTDm_pa0JSM&t=4s Be sure to check out our podcast! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkfBg8ML-gInFaYyYhKLBp2u7h5IojTw4 Other Healthcare Triage Links: 1. Support the channel on Patreon: http://vid.io/xqXr 2. Check out our Facebook page: http://goo.gl/LnOq5z 3. We still have merchandise available at http://www.hctmerch.com 4. Aaron's book "The Bad Food Bible: How and Why to Eat Sinfully" is available wherever books are sold, such as Amazon: http://amzn.to/2hGvhKw Credits: John Green -- Executive Producer Stan Muller -- Director, Producer Aaron Carroll -- Writer Mark Olsen – Art Director Meredith Danko – Social Media images/video Videoblocks/dapoopta Videoblocks/kamilaC_ Videoblocks/VladyslavStarozhylov iStock/MichaelJung Videoblocks/HDVMaster Videoblocks/Artfamily Videoblocks/JamieBird iStock/noipornpan #healthcare #healthcaretriage #nutrition