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by rawgabbit 1317 days ago
The article is unfortunately an example of numerical illiteracy. The Tufts sites said, in general, fruits veggies legumes and seafood were healthier than all other categories. Within each category, they then ranked food from 1 to 100. Tufts did not say the healthiest grain (still bad for you) was better than steak. That is an incorrect reading.
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The subsequent articles written by other Tufts writers fell for the same fallacy.

It is like arguing the top amateur football club is better than the worst pro team.

Just lose your kidneys and you'll KNOW how reasonable that is.