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Publishing misleading health studies wouldn't be so risk-free if your average American could easily distinguish a legitimate expert opinion from a media/commercial one.

Unfortunately most Americans don't have access to a quality health education necessary to make that distinction.

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I disagree. We have ample evidence that legitimate experts came to the wrong conclusion (for example, studies of the relationship of cholesterol to heart health).

What we need to systematic meta-studies that are analyzed and published by geniuses (see the Cochrane Collaboration).

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