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Promoting evidence-based health
Ideally, health policy measures and recommendations are based on sound scientific evidence. In practice, however, decisions are often made despite incomplete data or outdated assumptions that no longer reflect current knowledge. Hypotheses from the past are then mistakenly treated as established “facts”.
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Factoids - When false assumptions lead to real problems
In healthcare, misinformation can result in misallocated resources and delays in implementing effective interventions. In politics, unsubstantiated claims can lead to poor decisions in health planning and preventive care.
Women are often overlooked in research and medicine, which leads to incorrect diagnoses and high risk treatments.
The alleged danger of fats
The myth that "low fat is healthy“ has distorted our understanding of nutrition - it is the quality, not the quantity of fat that matters.
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The origin of the coronavirus - laboratory or market
The premature assumption of a market origin of Covid-19 shows how factoids can distort scientific discussions.
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10,000 steps a day
The rule of 10.000 steps per day comes from marketing – health benefits begin much earlier.
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Fluoridation of drinking water
For decades, caries prophylaxis has been celebrated. But new studies reveal complex effects and risks (fluorosis). We need a critical, evidence-based discussion.
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