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Said as respectfully as I can, it seems like there's a lot of post-hoc justification from the supplement crowd. I.e. 'Well, no effect was observed because Y wa
by ethbro 6y ago
Said as respectfully as I can, it seems like there's a lot of post-hoc justification from the supplement crowd.
I.e. 'Well, no effect was observed because Y wasn't done simultaneously.'
Which isn't to say vitamins aren't under-studied and -prioritized.
But is to say, it feels unscientific to always quibble over experiment design after the results show no effect.
- zamfi 6y ago> it feels unscientific to always quibble over experiment design after the results show no effect. Respectfully, this is exactly what science is. The process of finding potential confounding variables and controlling for them in a new study is critical. The OP isn’t saying the original study is wrong, or falsified, or whatever, just that it might not account for a particular effect. Someone should study that effect! There is a lot of untestable post-hoc armchair experiment criticism from the supplement crowd, but this isn’t an example of that!
- ethbro 6y agoThere are an infinite number of confounding variables in biological systems. Ergo, there are an infinite number of reasons to dismiss any particular study. OP's suggestions are tightly scoped and proceed from a basis, but there is a point where you're dismissing concrete evidence on the basis of supposition.
- nitrogen 6y agoI'm not usually motivated by these discussions, but it does seem like it's worth testing the difference between morning and evening for taking something that's related to circadian rhythms.