Kelly Carroll

Kelly Carroll is an author who wrote "The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning and the Universe Itself" (Dutton, 2016). She has written articles on topics such as intermittent fasting and its link to cardiovascular death. Her work is known for being misleading in some cases.

Biography:  https://www.livescience.com/65254-what-happened-before-big-big.html

59%

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • The new, preliminary research was presented March 18 at the American Heart Association (AHA) EPI Lifestyle Scientific Sessions 2024.

Conflicts of Interest

0%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

75%

Examples:

  • Intermittent fasting has been linked to an 91% higher risk of heart-related death
  • The new research shows that compared to people whose eating duration was 12-16 hours per day, those who restricted their eating time within 8 hours per day had higher risk of cardiovascular death and did not live longer.

Deceptions

90%

Examples:

  • The statement 'intermittent fasting has been linked to a 91% higher risk of heart-related death' is misleading because it implies causality when there was only correlation.

Recent Articles

Intermittent Fasting Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Disease, Study Finds

Intermittent Fasting Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Disease, Study Finds

Broke On: Monday, 18 March 2024 Intermittent fasting, a popular weight loss strategy that limits food intake to certain times, has been linked to an increased risk of heart disease. A study found people who followed an eight-hour eating plan had a higher risk of dying from heart disease compared to those on traditional diets. The increase in risk applied to individuals with existing cardiovascular disease or cancer and was associated with less lean muscle mass.