Start with the design

Most claims fall apart at the first question.

• Human trial, or animal and cell work?
• How many people, for how long?
• Compared against what?
• Who paid for it?

Reported outcomes

Separate what was measured from what gets repeated.

• What was the main thing the study set out to measure?
• How big was the change?
• Did it hold after the study ended?
• Is the claim you heard actually in the paper?

Open safety questions

Things worth asking of every study, and of your own bloodwork.

• What happened to hormone levels, lipids, and liver markers?
• How long were people followed after stopping?
• Is there any long-term data at all?
• Is what is sold the same thing that was studied?

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