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๐Ÿงซโ“โŒ๐Ÿ“ฑ Biomedical Scientist Answers Pseudoscience Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

๐ŸŽฉ Pseudoscience is fake science.
๐Ÿ’ฉ Flat tummy tea = laxatives; not a healthy way to lose weight; causes dehydration, which is dangerous
๐Ÿฆด Chiropractors are not real doctors.
๐Ÿ“ˆ Antiscience & pseudoscience are on the rise.
๐Ÿ’‰ There is no relationship between vaccines and autism.
๐Ÿงฌ GMOs do not change your DNA.
โš ๏ธ Red flags: strong negative emotions, all or none statements, selling you something, obvious conflicts of interest, people speaking well outside their area of expertise
โ˜ ๏ธ Homeopathy at best does nothing and has a history of killing babies.
๐Ÿ“ป Cell phone towers donโ€™t cause cancer.
๐ŸŽ Organic foods can still use pesticides, but not scientifically improved pesticides. Pesticides on produce is not really a big problem, but wash your produce with water if youโ€™re worried.
๐Ÿงผ Our organ systems constantly cleanse our bodies. Juice (or other kinds of) cleanses can be harmful.
๐Ÿœ Lime disease is rare and hard to get.
๐Ÿšฐ Flouride in water and toothpaste is not harmful to humans.
๐Ÿž Thereโ€™s no reason to avoid gluten if you donโ€™t have a medical condition.
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ European gluten is the same as American gluten. So are the pesticides.
๐Ÿ”ฌ Hierarchy of scientific evidence: case reports, opinion papers, letters < animal trials & in vitro studies < cross sectional studies < case-control studies < cohort studies < randomized controlled trials < meta-analyses & systematic reviews
๐Ÿฌ Saccharine doesnโ€™t cause cancer in humans.
๐Ÿ’Š In the US, supplements arenโ€™t regulated, donโ€™t have to do what they claim, often donโ€™t contain what they claim, and can be dangerous.
๐Ÿ’Ž Crystals donโ€™t have energetic powers. The placebo effect can be strong.
๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Fasting can be harmful to cancer patients.