speaks to the scientific evidence

English translation: addresses/relates to the scientific evidence

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English term or phrase:speaks to the scientific evidence
Selected answer:addresses/relates to the scientific evidence
Entered by: B D Finch

13:00 Apr 14, 2014
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Science - Science (general)
English term or phrase: speaks to the scientific evidence
Hello everyone,

PRESENTER: And Dr. Campbell, you coined the term that is becoming very, very much more popularized, whole food plant-based. Can you explain the distinction between veganism and what whole food plant-based actually means?

DOCTOR CAMPBELL: Yeah, my background of course has been research of course for a long time. Several decades now and as I sort of move forward and my understanding of what was a relationship between food and health, I wasn't initially motivated by the concept of veganism. It was all based really on our research, and that's just where the research took us, and after some years, obviously, I learned about the word, began to embrace what this is about, so the whole food plant-based diet for me **speaks to the scientific evidence***.

Does "speaks to the scientific evidence" means that whole food plant-based diet is scientifically-based, i.e. based on the scientific facts?

Thank you.
Mikhail Korolev
Local time: 21:44
addresses/relates to
Explanation:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/speak to
"speak to something
[for something] to address, indicate, or signal something. This event speaks to the need for good communication. Your present state of employment speaks to your need for a better education."

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Note added at 22 mins (2014-04-14 13:23:35 GMT)
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Rather than supporting the scientific evidence (which would be to put the cart before the horse), it takes up that evidence and uses it. Or so he claims.
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 19:44
Grading comment
Many thanks to everyone.

Thank you, B D Fynch.
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +5addresses/relates to
B D Finch
4 +4supports (or coincides with) scientific evidence
Jenni Lukac (X)


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
supports (or coincides with) scientific evidence


Explanation:
Although this is a very conversational tone, I believe that this is what the speaker meant to say.

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 19:44
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
2 mins
  -> Thanks, 1045. Here in Spain we are (unofficially) celebrating the birth of the Second Spanish Republic.

agree  Yvonne Gallagher
4 mins
  -> Cheers and thanks, gallagy.

neutral  DLyons: For me, "support" isn't necessarily implied.
20 mins
  -> 3. to give evidence of or comments on (a subject).http://www.thefreedictionary.com/speak to

agree  Shera Lyn Parpia: I do feel that support is implied in the above sentence.
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Shera Lyn.

agree  Ildiko Santana
1 day 14 hrs
  -> Thanks very much, Ildiko.
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
addresses/relates to


Explanation:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/speak to
"speak to something
[for something] to address, indicate, or signal something. This event speaks to the need for good communication. Your present state of employment speaks to your need for a better education."

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Note added at 22 mins (2014-04-14 13:23:35 GMT)
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Rather than supporting the scientific evidence (which would be to put the cart before the horse), it takes up that evidence and uses it. Or so he claims.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 19:44
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Many thanks to everyone.

Thank you, B D Fynch.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: actually this is closer to the meaning...
7 mins
  -> Thanks Gallagy

agree  DLyons
9 mins
  -> Thanks DL

agree  Charles Davis: Something like this, yes. I get the impression that he means the diet reflects the scientific evidence: it is, as it were, a manifestation of the evidence.
33 mins
  -> Thanks Charles. Yes, I think "reflects" is another way of putting it.

agree  Jim Tucker (X): yes, with the perhaps colloquial suggestion of "is supported by"
46 mins
  -> Thanks Jim. "Is supported by" would be a stronger and more precise statement and, thus, more easily challenged, so not really.

agree  Michael Barnett: The diet is based on, addresses and reflects the scientific evidence.
1 day 12 hrs
  -> Thanks Michael
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