Throwback: Discerning Unsupported Studies – Episode 1308

 : Episode 1308 – On this Sunday School episode, we bring back an old but super important one that we have recently received a lot of questions about. How can we tell which studies are legit, and which are largely unsupported studies? The two also discuss overweight athletes, and more.

The amazing Gina Grad joins Vinnie for this Sunday School, and the two talk badly supported studies, overweight athletes, and new perceptions.

UNSUPPORTED STUDIES

• Lots of articles with crazy bold headlines
• These tend to be BS
• Lots of “meat heavy, low carb hurts your lifespan” articles
• See who funded the study
• Lots of these are paid for by companies like Barilla
• They are salacious

OVERWEIGHT ATHLETES

• While some sports, overweight can be a positive thing, perception is changing
• Now, people who are overweight in sports where athletes have traditionally NOT been overweight, it’s becoming the new normal
• Example – the overweight paddle boarder
• While body shaming is not the goal, the change of perception is interesting
• You can be unhealthy and still be considered in athlete’s shape