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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

HuckleB

(35,773 posts) Tue Apr 26, 2016, 11:48 AM Apr 2016

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Alas, another click bait misunderstanding of science in GD. [View all]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027781258

The poster claims that this means HFCS is worse than other sugars, and, thus claims that "the skeptics are "wrong," but the poster doesn't seem to realize that the study doesn't compare the effects of different types of sugars.

And, of course, the crap article linked in that OP doesn't reflect what the actual study shows:
http://www.rickilewis.com/blog.htm?post=1028092

Nevermind the reality of any study with 24 rats in three groups. Umm.

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Alas, another click bait misunderstanding of science in GD. [View all] HuckleB Apr 2016 OP

It's sad that progressives and liberals are supposed to be the sane, fact-based group stopbush Apr 2016 #1

Well it's all because of big bad pharma/ag/whatever. trotsky Apr 2016 #4

It all tracks back to people believing the crazy CTs about the JFK killing. stopbush Apr 2016 #7

Protocols of the Elders of Zion... uriel1972 Apr 2016 #9

Gosh I hope none of them eat any fruit. trotsky Apr 2016 #2

I thought about pointing that out, but I'm a shill for Big Apple. HuckleB Apr 2016 #3

I knew it! trotsky Apr 2016 #5

Chemtrails R Us fired me. HuckleB Apr 2016 #6

Hmmm, my first thought... uriel1972 Apr 2016 #8

This is getting better every day. HuckleB Apr 2016 #10

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