Forget the headlines - the best diet is the one that works for you | Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz

Do whole grains prevent diabetes? Is moderate drinking good or bad for you? Nutritional studies are more complex than you are told

There's a news cycle that we have all become attuned to. It's what has led various publications to conclude that broccoli is both causing and preventing cancer, that chocolate is a weight-loss food and a diet killer, and that diet soft drinks, against all odds, are causing people to gain weight.

This is the world of nutritional epidemiology. And it is complex.