The Flip-Flop Medical Research Reports

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You might have heard about this story.

There were three blind men who were chatting one day about how other
people teased them and lied to them, because of their blindness. They
brought up the size of the elephant, and insisted that it was not so
big as told. They decided to “see” the elephant in person at a zoo one
day.

One of them touched the elephant’s nose and said, “The elephant is not
big at all. It is like a hose for firefighting.” The second man
touched the elephant’s ear and quickly said, “You are wrong, my
friend. The elephant is like a large palm leaf.” The third man
touched the elephant’s tail and declared, “Both of you are wrong! The
elephant is so little like a piece of rope!” The blind men were
handicapped and, at time, could observe correctly.

Why do we have read many flip-flop medical research reports? At one
time, we were told eating vegetables and fruits would help us reduce
the risks of cancers, heart problems or other diseases. Soon, we were
told that eating vegetables and fruits would not protect us from
having cancers, heart problems or other diseases. Lately, there were
reports on vitamins and calcium too. Whom can we trust? Which report
can we believe without second guess?

Based on my continuing review of articles, they all were wrong,
because they only touched part of the elephant. Understandably, they
have not been able to tell what the elephant really looks like.

Robert Su, Pharm.B., M.D.