10 Red Flags of Misleading Nutrition Claims

Here is something from the Food and Nutrition Science Alliance, a partnership between the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the American College of Nutrition and the American Society for Nutrition:

"10 Red Flags of Junk Science"

(1) Recommendations that promise a quick fix, for example, "mangosteen and acai berries will make you svelte"

(2) Dire warnings of danger from a single product or regimen, for example, "sugar is white death"

(3) Claims that are too good to be true

(4) Simplistic conclusions drawn from a complex study

(5) Recommendations based on a single study

(6) Statements refuted by reputable scientific organizations

(7) Lists of "good" foods, "bad" foods

(8) Recommendations made to help sell a product

(9) Recommendations based on studies not peer reviewed

(10) Recommendations from studies that ignore differences among individuals and groups.

At any rate....Food for thought

A good set of instructions for evaluating any scientific claim. Particularly important these days with the high level of science ignorance in our society. (Don't get me started)

Tim G said...

halbert said...
A good set of instructions for evaluating any scientific claim. Particularly important these days with the high level of science ignorance in our society. (Don't get me started)

A recent study published in the BMJ found thar HALF of the claims touted on the Dr. Oz show have no scientific supporting evidence.

Should we start a list of popular "scientific" claims that actually have no scientific validity?

On reflection, probably not. This is not the forum for that.