Cinnamon for Diabetes – Vitamin D for Covid-19 – Bad Science
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The article critiques the misuse of science in claiming health benefits for cinnamon in diabetes and vitamin D for Covid-19, with the HN discussion echoing skepticism towards such unsubstantiated claims.
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Changing someone's opinion after they've heard a story explained differently is an uphill battle, so if you believe you're right you have to take a risk sometimes and get out there first.
I think a steeper hill to climb might be minimum sample cohorts and neutral party randomly assigned.
Does anyone offer a certified sample aggregation/distribution function?