After experiencing a few new sites dance the Google tango, it scares me much less!

I can see how making the wrong inferences about what causes what can lead to some very delusional thinking.

Thought someone like you would like this post!

Andrew

For instance – there is a commercial currently running suggesting if you eat their high fiber cereal you’ll lose weight. The voice over tells us that studies have proven people who eat a high fiber diet have a lower body mass index. So, it must be true, right?

The real question, as I pointed out to my wife, is – does eating high fiber “cause” weight loss, or do people who are weight conscious to begin with just happen to eat a diet higher in fiber (a casual relationship)?

After all, a weight and health conscious individual will likely eat more fruits and veggies (more fiber), whole grains (more fiber), and exercise (burn calories). So, pinpointing fiber as the key (for those people) is obviously flawed logic.

Never, *ever*, focus on one piece in a puzzle. You won’t complete the puzzle.

Good post Andrew.