Hacker News Reader

> For example, fruits have many advantages over grains, besides the difference between sugar and starch. Bread and pasta consumption are strongly associated with the occurrence of diabetes, fruit consumption has a strong inverse association.

Is this true? Where are the sources?

View on HN

At the bottom. But quite frankly you can get whatever result you like out of nutritional approaches by picking sources. I mean that's how they do meta-analysis studies. Pick an answer, fit the sources to it and publish. Then get picked up by some idiotic media on a slow news day and the next thing you have is a diet fad.

Eat anything that is actually food, in moderation.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com