Lies, damned lies and medical statistics. (cover story)

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      Examines how most food scares and health food benefits are based on erroneous statistics. The whole industry which exists to invent, propagate and alleviate health scares; Flip-flops in medical news including alcohol consumption and sudden-infant-death syndrome. Examples of studies in the `New England Journal of Medicine'; Why people should distrust most sweeping conclusions linking diet and health; Other food controversies; More. INSETS: Jogging kills;So what should I do?.