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Thank you so much for this overview! I especially appreciate addressing the manipulation/misleading use of the word “significant.”
Science reporting (and unfortunately now science in general) has really done a disservice to the public by spinning the presentation of data in a way that’s misleading as hell.
Thank you for this, also appreciated the discussion about "significant".
Someday I would love to see research on whether or not fatphobic doctors who misdiagnose "overweight" as the cause for all that ails a person are also just as likely to incorrectly misdiagnose treatment for non-overweight folks.
I say this because I just had to stop going to my PCP after years of misdiagnosis. My elderly mother is a patient there as well, and while she is not overweight, I am worried that my PCP's poor diagnostic skills may extend to negatively impact non-overweight patients in other, more subtle ways--such as recommending food restrictions that aren't specifically shown to be advantageous.
Thank you so much for this overview! I especially appreciate addressing the manipulation/misleading use of the word “significant.”
Science reporting (and unfortunately now science in general) has really done a disservice to the public by spinning the presentation of data in a way that’s misleading as hell.
Thank you for breaking this down!
Thank you for this, also appreciated the discussion about "significant".
Someday I would love to see research on whether or not fatphobic doctors who misdiagnose "overweight" as the cause for all that ails a person are also just as likely to incorrectly misdiagnose treatment for non-overweight folks.
I say this because I just had to stop going to my PCP after years of misdiagnosis. My elderly mother is a patient there as well, and while she is not overweight, I am worried that my PCP's poor diagnostic skills may extend to negatively impact non-overweight patients in other, more subtle ways--such as recommending food restrictions that aren't specifically shown to be advantageous.