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eLetters: A "throw out the baby with the bathwater" approach
Chris Milburn What kind of a title is "New Doubts about the diet and cancer connection"? Although the study reported did not find a connection specifically between dietary fibre intake and colorectal cancer, it does nothing to refute a large body of evidence that says we are VERY affected by what we put in our mouths. The study in question looks at short-term (4 year) incidence of colorectal lesions in people who differed in their self-reported eating habits. Thus it provides no conclusions which should shake the foundations of the diet-cancer body of literature. Although the text was balanced, your title suggests a "throw out the baby with the bathwater" approach. Sincerely
Chris Milburn
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