I Fooled Millions Into Thinking Chocolate Helps Weight Loss (io9.com)
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franciscop Jun 16, 2015 | on: To Lose Weight, Eating Less Is Far More Important Than… | context

"statistically significant". I ak spoiled for life since reading https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9714985

vannevar Jun 18, 2015 | on: Diet that mimics fasting appears to slow aging | context

Before you take any diet science story seriously, read this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9714985 . It's sadly easy to generate 'significant' results and get them published if you want to.