Likely this is because people who are dieting are overweight. This is looking at damaged people and then drawing a conclusion. Pretty good chance these people would have died similar deaths regardless of diet. Better study would compare them to a control group to determine if risk went down or if life expectancy went up.
Intermittent fasting associated with increased risk of early death
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#12Earlier, on HN I read that it improves lifespan and now it is associated with early death.
Not the same thing... Also there can't be scientific evidence that anything improves lifespan.
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#13“Among participant with three meals per day, a meal interval of ≤4.5 hours in two adjacent meals was associated with higher all-cause mortality.” So people who ate three meals a day ALSO fared poorly? Am I reading that right?
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#14Can someone interpret the Hazard Ratios for me? What is a HR of 1.3 or 1.8 actually saying?
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#15This is not a study about "intermittent fasting", it is about people who skip meals. I don't know why they skip meals, they don't know why they skip meals, but I would not assume these are all super health conscious people engaging in deliberate intermittent fasting.
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#16They claiming a statistically significant hazard ratio within 1-6 years of a single survey response, that covers only the previous 24 hours? No other factors considered? This doesn't pass the smell test.
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#17This seems at odds with the numerous studies on longevity and caloric intake being strongly correlated.
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#18The study period is from 1999 to 2014.
IF wasn't a mainstream practice then - meaning that the bulk of people who try to eat healthy may have been targeting more meals in that period than recent years.
Just a possible hypothesis.
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#19Your bodies requirements will constantly be changing based on your age and lifestyle. Fine tuning your diet is a personal experiment that never ends so any absolute is dumb.
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#20Associated !== Attributed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_Nutrition_and_Diete...
Of course. I was wondering how eating less could cause death. That "academy" is sponsored by Wendy's and Coca-cola.
The organization also publishes nutrition facts sheets for the general public, which food companies pay $20,000 to take part in writing the documents.[77] A list of these publications for the general public include:
What's a Mom to Do: Healthy Eating Tips for Families sponsored by Wendy's.[78]
Lamb: The Essence of Nutrient Rich Flavor sponsored by the Tri-Lamb Group.[79]
Cocoa and Chocolate: Sweet News! sponsored by the Hershey Center for Health and Nutrition.[80]
Eggs: A Good Choice for Moms-to-Be sponsored by the American Egg Board.[81]
Adult Beverage Consumption: Making Responsible Drinking Choices sponsored by the Distilled Spirits Council.[82]
This industry funding also gives food companies the ability to offer official educational seminars to teach dietitians how to advise their clients in a way that advances the interests of the food company. For instance, in a Coca-Cola sponsored seminar for dietitians, the speaker promoted free sugars consumption for children as a healthy choice.[83]"