[heatish]

Am I missing something or is there not a single link to the study in this article? Didn't see it anywhere on mobile.

After the title there isn't really any info about dietary fats but instead will read about how basically all this study may have found is that those doing "low fat diets" might end up eating really crappy carbs. I can't find the link to the study though so maybe they found something else..

I don't think people eating crappy carbs and drinking soda could really be considered "dieters" they seem more like "unhealthy eaters who happen to be eating low fat".

From the article: "Those doing so tended to eat far too much stodgy food like bread, pasta and rice, the experts said, while missing out on vital nutrients.

Participants eating the highest levels of carbohydrates – particularly refined sugars found in fizzy drinks and processed meals – faced a 28 per cent higher risk of early death."

Also their suggestion goes on to say a good balance is 35% of calories from fat which I would say is still fairly 'low-fat' of a diet IMO but I guess that's pretty subjective and I'm not a dietician.

[jessriedel]

Very regrettably, most newspapers still do not link to the original journal article when discussing academic work. Even places like the NY Times started doing this routinely only a few years ago, more than a decade after it become trivially easy to do technically.

[SapphireSun]

It's not just academic studies, journalists very frequently don't cite their sources for many factual claims. Their editors and them knowing what or whom it is is way too often enough for them.

It rubs me the wrong way. It feels a lot like: "We know better and can tell you what to think. We don't need to show our work."

That said, it has been getting better, especially for the tech savy younger generation with Twitter links (:P), but their editors are probably trying to keep the number of hyperlinks relatively low.

[GunlogAlm]

That's why I like the BBC; they link to the study the article is discussing, and have always done so.