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  • Alright, among other things:

    • That isn’t sufficient for a medical claim.
      • This is not a peer-reviewed journal, monograph, textbook, etc.
      • Rather, this is a site that, regardless of promoting a common cause, exists to sell merchandise.
    • Again, “certain vegetables”.
    • You still need to cite sources when you make specific medical claims that aren’t common knowledge representing broad scientific consensus.
    • “avoid Alzheimer’s” isn’t how this works; you’d reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s.
    • The link between PBD and dementia is an emerging one; “can” is doing some heavy lifting of its own, albeit less than “avoid” is.

    I agree there’s a plausible link between plant-based dieting and dementia. Saying “you can avoid Alzheimer’s by eating certain vegetables” is medical misinformation based on the way you phrased it. When making novel medical claims, it’s up to all of us to substantiate those so everyone knows what you mean and we don’t turn into a community of “going vegan cured my gum disease AMA”.



  • Even Alzheimer’s disease is avoidable with certain vegetables

    OP, you’re really toeing a line here on Lemmy.World’s rule against medical misinformation. There’s a possible (and quite plausible) link between plant-based dieting and a lowered risk of dementia. However, your sentence about “certain vegetables” is 1) weasel wording (which vegetables?), 2) not cited to any reliable medical source, and 3) vastly overstating its claim (“is avoidable”).

    In the future, if you’re making medical claims like this without citing them to a source that actually supports what you’re saying, I will remove it. Not removing this one because I missed it and it’s already so old.








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    For what it’s worth, that’s not an especially relevant passage here, as it’s less to do with being open about your faith and moreso about intent. For example, those who would go to the synagogue to pray or who would give alms to make themselves feel better and appear righteous. The Bible is crystal clear that you should be openly expressing your faith to others should the intent be to spread the religion. Mark 16:15–16, for example, reads (NIV):

    He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned."

    Probably more relevant for your case are the passages along the lines of: “Look, give it the old college try, but if they aren’t willing to listen, don’t be a bitch about it; just move on.” For example:

    Matthew 5:43–44:

    “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

    Matthew 7:1–3:

    “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

    “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?

    Matthew 10:13–15

    If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you. If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet. Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.

    The Parable of the Weeds.

    Etc.