Good Questions 3
Scientific publications can be misinterpreted in newsletters and the popular press. Some misinterpretations could lead to inappropriate choices related to health, and thus create serious risks. Who should correct misinterpretations? This editorial raises the question with an example related...
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Scientific publications can be misinterpreted in newsletters and the popular press. Some
misinterpretations could lead to inappropriate choices related to health, and thus create serious
risks. Who should correct misinterpretations? This editorial raises the question with an example
related to infant feeding practices and the risk of type 1diabetes. A major study found no
difference in diabetes risk with using two different types of infant formula. Many people
mistakenly interpreted that study as meaning that all infant formula has no impact on diabetes
risk. That is not what the study showed |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a5a407d39d554eb9bf4a21190b47f6ca2022-12-22T03:30:57ZengWorld Public Health Nutrition AssociationWorld Nutrition2041-97752018-04-019110.26596/wn.2018911-3Good Questions 3George Kent Scientific publications can be misinterpreted in newsletters and the popular press. Some misinterpretations could lead to inappropriate choices related to health, and thus create serious risks. Who should correct misinterpretations? This editorial raises the question with an example related to infant feeding practices and the risk of type 1diabetes. A major study found no difference in diabetes risk with using two different types of infant formula. Many people mistakenly interpreted that study as meaning that all infant formula has no impact on diabetes risk. That is not what the study showedhttps://worldnutritionjournal.org/index.php/wn/article/view/43infant formuladiabeteshydrolyzed formula |
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