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> They could have used a non-proprietary formulation with the same macro-ingredients but chose not to. Do you have any idea how expensive it is to run high qua
by xk_id 3y ago
> They could have used a non-proprietary formulation with the same macro-ingredients but chose not to.
Do you have any idea how expensive it is to run high quality human trials, that meet all regulatory controls? It’s often not realistic without industry sponsors.
Also the diet is not closed source. The full list of ingredients/supplements being used has been published before in other papers they’ve sponsored.
I’ve written elsewhere on this submission about why this is actually a valuable contribution:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39638556 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39638556
- biomcgary 3y agoExcellent points. Just because it is financially motivated, does not mean it is false. For full disclosure, I work at a biotech company that is trying to enable motivated groups of people to participate in interventional studies of their own collective design with quantitative endpoints. The goal is to avoid the need for financially motivated groups to finance the study. Obviously, this isn't going to work for traditional drug development, but can for nutrition and nutraceuticals.