Comment by wildmanx
3 years ago
It's a popular science article. What did you expect? If you want all the details, read the actual published studies. For the general public, scientists need to simplify things.
3 years ago
It's a popular science article. What did you expect? If you want all the details, read the actual published studies. For the general public, scientists need to simplify things.
I'd expect them not to call ordinary long-accepted facts "myths" without some kind of coherent explanation. That isn't simplification.
Which "facts" does the article call "myths"? The word "myth" exists twice in it, one of which is in the heading.
That's just part of phrasing everything in catchy popular science terms. Apparently, if you don't do that, then nobody is going to read your article as it reads too boring. (I also find that sad.)
The "train yourself out of obesity" idea that one of the interviewed scientists calls "zombie idea" is not an "ordinary long-accepted fact". Maybe in bro science circles, where obese people are generally just regarded as lazy who just don't get their act together, but that's now how actual medical experts think about this.
The article is another piece in the puzzle of trying to understand how things work. It's not a "myth buster".