It is as simple as I make it out to be and I’ve presented credible / verifiable evidence to support these conclusions. But you’re free to think anything you’d like. I’m not here to convince anyone. I presented why I think what I think and that’s where I’ll leave it.
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Evidence would be a link, not a claim a study exists with zero proof. That means very little really, nothing in fact. I honestly expected more from you, a person who opines about a meat only diet, than to say "there's a study that proves I'm right". To do what you've done it took ignoring mountains of scientific data that said the opposite. Yet you expect me to just trust the science.
But you're right, it doesn't matter anyways.
After a moment of clarity recently I’ve written off sprawling internet debates and especially arguments.
They accomplish nothing, people talk past each other, they’re full of logical fallacies and misinterpretation and evidence is typically ignored completely. I am done with them.
Someone like you who I respect and am friendly with I have no issue having a light discussion but I’m not pouring time and energy into these sort of interactions anymore because they are truly a waste of time in my opinion.
I am happy to share this study with you on request and I would never relay information I hadn’t vetted deeply and was confident in: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joim.12251
In my opinion > 99% of studies are absolute garbages. Either corporate propaganda, government propaganda or a researcher seeking funding. But a well executed, randomized, controlled longitudinal study is an exception. Credible studies are few and far between but they do exist. It’s just hard to find them and almost nobody actually dives into methodology to make sure they’re credible.
The sun exposure subject is something I’ve spent a lot of time studying personally and bc of that I am confident that sun exposure is necessary to achieve optimal human health; credible evidence has led me to this conclusion. But spending a lot of time trying to relay this on the internet to others is pointless for me. I know what I know and I’ve done the hard work to figure it out. If others want to do this they can. But I’m out.
Thanks for the link, I'll check it out.
I just read in another comment that you're in the PNW, that actually explains a lot 😂 I spent a few years in Southern British Columbia, horrible weather with the constant rain. I moved back to the prairies in large part due to them. Prairie winters are much better for me, as I prefer dry and snow to wet and rain. I'll never understand why so many people want to live in Vancouver.
Definitely want to move to a sunnier, drier climate.
It’s been raining for a week straight here and the 10 day forecast is solid rain🫠
Leaving for South America next month for a month but that doesn’t help me now lmao