We are systematically misled by the media, politicians, and ax-grinders generally – always have been and always will be. Fact of life. Live with it.
Some data are intrinsically subjective and correspondingly difficult to quantify accurately. The victims of Alzheimers are in no position to evaluate and report accurately. The “fog of war” applies equally to daily life….especially if you have Alzheimers…
It’s ironic that the “healthy” eating proposed in the article you comment upon is likely to increase the Alzheimers problem – by extending the lives of those that would otherwise die of diet related causes before Alzheimers could afflict them!
Maybe it’s just not in our gift to understand everything. Perhaps we should instead cut our cloth accordingly and learn some operating rules for survival in scenarios with limited and unreliable information.
Steven Henderson,
Publisher Alzheimers Diagnosis, Treatment and Care
PS As a past Fellow of the Royal Statistics Society, I can confirm with authority that there are “Lies, Damn’ Lies, and Statistics”.
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