#610: Rock, Paper, Salmon – Errors in Interpreting Food Substitution Models

Podcast: Sigma Nutrition Radio · Danny Lennon

Opublikowano: 2026-06-16

When considering the health impact of foods, it is important to consider "compared to what?". Increasing the amount of a certain food or nutrient in the diet, typically implies a displacement of another. While comparisons are more obvious in trials, in epidemiology food substitution models can be useful to help us determine the health effects of increasing/decreasing intake of a food, food group or nutrient. However, these models are often misinterpreted and miscommunicated as if they are a game of "rock, paper, scissors", where one food beats another, and the losing food must be...