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Nutrition Misinformation: How to Tell Science from Social Media Hype
1. Why does nutrition misinformation spread so easily?
1. Sometimes the exaggeration begins before the headline
2. Can you trust nutrition advice on social media?
1. The problem with the 'it worked for me' argument
2. Why one nutrient rarely tells the whole story
3. How can you spot nutrition misinformation?
1. 1. Where is the actual study?
2. 2. Have the findings been stretched?
3. 3. Do the numbers mean what the headline suggests?
4. 4. What evidence has been left out?
Nutrition Misinformation: How to Tell Science from Social Media Hype
The Health Sciences Academy
15 minute read
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