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If I die earlier due to my love of dairy, well that's a price I'm willing to pay.

I think you misread the study. It’s claiming the opposite:

> In a meta-analysis of 18 observational studies including our new cohort study, higher levels of 15:0 and 17:0 were associated with lower CVD risk.

Give it 5 years. They'll be saying the opposite. And in 10 they'll be back to what they're saying today.

There is no "they" here, it's a meta analysis involving many scientists in different countries.

There is absolutely a they. There are many, many plausibly neutral choices involved in choosing how to collect and analyse data. There's no view from nowhere. Science is a process more than a result.

Lower CVD risk, but higher all-cause mortality than those who had lower levels (closer to median).

If I die earlier due to my love of methamphetamines, well that’s a price I’m willing to pay. /s

In all honesty people cannot perform a cost/benefit analysis without accurate cost data.

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