That's the problem with modern science. There's so much data that nobody knows what to do with it all half the time, hence the conflicting test results.zengirl said:Well sure, but for a time there was also overwhelming medical evidence to support the fact that eggs were bad for you... and then that was retracted to say they were good for you. Then another study showed that alcohol was poison to the system, and then another study showed that one to two drinks a day actually lowered blood pressure and helped prevent heart disease. Now pregnant women aren't supposed to eat tuna, eggs, caffeine, and many other common food items which have been dietary staples for centuries. It boggles the mind that after generations, right now, all of a sudden these things are detrimental to health. Suprising that we aren't extinct yet.
Today's medical science is an evolution of ancient greek medicine, which was based on the theory that the body is composed of various "humors" and other mysteries. They focused on treating the symptoms of a disease instead of treating the actual disease itself, much like we do today. In the past few years there has been much learned about mesopotamia and their culture. It's been discovered that the mesopotamian society had much of the same medical knowledge we have today, only they had it 30,000 years ago. If modern medicine was based on this system I've got a feeling we'd have a better handle on things and we'd actually be able to identify and eliminate diseases, not just treat the symptoms.
Another thing that's detrimental to our health is the fad of antibacterial everything. Over time the widespread use of antibacterial cleansers causes the bacteria to adapt and become immune. If kids would just go outside and eat some dirt once in a while they'd be better equipped to fight off bateria and disease because they'd have had the opportunity to develop their immune system. Then we wouldn't need to use all these antibacterial nonsense. It could be used only when absolutely required.