This week, the American Heart Association presented an abstract that suggested a 16 hour fast is linked to a 91% increased risk of heart disease. This study simply shows a correlation, which is very, very far from proving that fasting CAUSES more heart disease. Unfortunately, this did not stop the AHA from boldly proclaiming that correlation = causation. In this press release, they stray from stating the correlation link to saying ‘may raise’ which clearly implies causation. That’s a huge problem. Because it’s a bald lie.

What a joke!