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The headline seems pretty accurate, it says "surprisingly little evidence," which is more than none.
by DamnInteresting 8y ago
The headline seems pretty accurate, it says "surprisingly little evidence," which is more than none.
- askvictor 8y agoImportant to note that little/no evidence doesn't mean it's false, it's just that it hasn't been (rigorously) studied. When the flossing story came out a couple of years ago (no evidence that flossing is good for your teeth), the headlines jumped on that and distorted the fact the it was just that it hadn't been studied, not that it didn't have an effect. There are surely cases where something is so bleedingly obvious no one has thought to do a peer reviewed study of it. Then there are things long assumed and just part of standard procedure in the same category that are worth a bit of rigor.
- DamnInteresting 8y agoWell, I am quite aware that lack of evidence does not always mean a thing is not true; but I do prefer to have some evidence to go with claims, especially when they directly affect my day-to-day.