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The Mystery Surrounding Health Data in "The Game Changers" Documentary
19:21 - 23:27 (04:06)
The documentary "The Game Changers" presents health data in a misleading manner, which creates confusion and mystery around the real reasons behind lower rates of certain ailments in different countries.
Clips
The speaker emphasizes the significant decrease in cardiovascular disease among populations taking statins, and the quick return of heart attacks and strokes after resuming a high meat and dairy diet.
19:21 - 19:55 (00:34)
Summary
The speaker emphasizes the significant decrease in cardiovascular disease among populations taking statins, and the quick return of heart attacks and strokes after resuming a high meat and dairy diet.
ChapterThe Mystery Surrounding Health Data in "The Game Changers" Documentary
Episode"Forks Over Knives": Is a Vegetarian Diet Better For You?
PodcastMaintenance Phase
In this episode, the hosts discuss the absurdity of using data to predict future outcomes, with a focus on a documentary about climate change.
19:55 - 20:33 (00:38)
Summary
In this episode, the hosts discuss the absurdity of using data to predict future outcomes, with a focus on a documentary about climate change. They make fun of the wild graphic predicting rising temperatures in 2050, and argue that spurious correlations can often be used to tell any story you want.
ChapterThe Mystery Surrounding Health Data in "The Game Changers" Documentary
Episode"Forks Over Knives": Is a Vegetarian Diet Better For You?
PodcastMaintenance Phase
The graph of mortality from circulatory diseases in Norway from 1927 to 1948 shows a peak in heart disease deaths in 1940, followed by a sharp decline.
20:33 - 21:47 (01:13)
Summary
The graph of mortality from circulatory diseases in Norway from 1927 to 1948 shows a peak in heart disease deaths in 1940, followed by a sharp decline. A Nazi flag superimposed on the graph may wrongly suggest that Nazis were responsible for the sudden decline.
ChapterThe Mystery Surrounding Health Data in "The Game Changers" Documentary
Episode"Forks Over Knives": Is a Vegetarian Diet Better For You?
PodcastMaintenance Phase
This podcast explores the factors behind the low rates of breast cancer in Kenya and prostate cancer in Japan, and questions why researchers have not investigated these mysteries more thoroughly.
21:47 - 23:27 (01:40)
Summary
This podcast explores the factors behind the low rates of breast cancer in Kenya and prostate cancer in Japan, and questions why researchers have not investigated these mysteries more thoroughly.