Riddick3001@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoDaily multivitamins do not help people live longer, major study findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1126arrow-down138
arrow-up188arrow-down1external-linkDaily multivitamins do not help people live longer, major study findswww.theguardian.comRiddick3001@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareVaryk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down2·edit-22 months agoThe study begins by adding up how many people self-reported taking multivitamins in some reports, then they added up the dead humans. Pretty simple. I thought I said there were no relevant variables and parameters? I’ll check. Yes, I said relevant in point four. I guess I could have used it in two and three also, although I think it makes sense in context. I stand by my earlier comment and don’t see the need to edit it to add in the word “relevant” to further dunk on an irrelevant paper. Here: There are no relevant controlling variables or parameters that make this study useful. It’s not even a curio because any number of factors could influence the conclusions of their addition.
The study begins by adding up how many people self-reported taking multivitamins in some reports, then they added up the dead humans.
Pretty simple.
I thought I said there were no relevant variables and parameters? I’ll check.
Yes, I said relevant in point four.
I guess I could have used it in two and three also, although I think it makes sense in context.
I stand by my earlier comment and don’t see the need to edit it to add in the word “relevant” to further dunk on an irrelevant paper.
Here: There are no relevant controlling variables or parameters that make this study useful.
It’s not even a curio because any number of factors could influence the conclusions of their addition.