{"id":597,"date":"2025-11-20T13:24:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T13:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evidence-based-health.org\/?page_id=597"},"modified":"2026-03-26T09:45:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:45:44","slug":"research-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/evidence-based-health.org\/en\/forschungsgebiete\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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 In practice, however, decisions are often made despite incomplete data or outdated assumptions that no longer reflect current knowledge.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 \u201cfacts\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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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.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n Nutrition expert warns <\/span>\n <\/h4>\n <\/a>\n
Studies show how official dietary guidelines contribute to fatty liver disease and diabetes<\/div> <\/span>\n \n <\/i><\/span>Learn more<\/span> <\/span> <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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Gluten-free products are considered healthier. For people without celiac disease, there is no evidence for this and potential nutrient deficiencies on top of that.<\/div> <\/span>\n \n <\/i><\/span>Learn more<\/span> <\/span> <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n One egg per week? <\/span>\n <\/h4>\n <\/a>\n
The DGE recommendation of one egg per week is justified ecologically and not medically. Current studies show: eggs pose no risk to heart health.<\/div> <\/span>\n \n <\/i><\/span>Learn more<\/span> <\/span> <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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The Swedish advantage: The FEBPH calls for a update of German prevention policy, with Sweden serving as a model for evidence-based, structural preventive healthcare.<\/div> <\/span>\n \n <\/i><\/span>Learn more<\/span> <\/span> <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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Eggs and gluten: The FEBPH and nutrition expert Sven-David M\u00fcller call for an evidence-based update of health guidelines.<\/div> <\/span>\n \n <\/i><\/span>Learn more<\/span> <\/span> <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n Vaccine hesitancy <\/span>\n <\/h4>\n <\/a>\n
Vaccine hesitancy is the deliberate refusal of vaccination, even though safe and effective vaccines are available.<\/div> <\/span>\n \n <\/i><\/span>Learn more<\/span> <\/span> <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n Fluoridation of drinking water <\/span>\n <\/h4>\n <\/a>\n
For decades, caries prophylaxis has been celebrated. But new studies reveal complex effects and risks (fluorosis). We need a critical, evidence-based discussion.<\/div> <\/span>\n \n <\/i><\/span>Learn more<\/span> <\/span> <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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The rule of 10.000 steps per day comes from marketing \u2013 health benefits begin much earlier.<\/div> <\/span>\n \n <\/i><\/span>Learn more<\/span> <\/span> <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n The origin of the coronavirus - laboratory or market <\/span>\n <\/h4>\n <\/a>\n
The premature assumption of a market origin of Covid-19 shows how factoids can distort scientific discussions.<\/div> <\/span>\n \n <\/i><\/span>Learn more<\/span> <\/span> <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\/ Diskurs Evidenzbasierte Gesundheit f\u00f6rdern Gesundheitspolitische Ma\u00dfnahmen und Empfehlungen basieren idealerweise auf fundierter wissenschaftlicher Evidenz. In der Praxis werden Entscheidungen jedoch getroffen, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-597","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/evidence-based-health.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/evidence-based-health.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/evidence-based-health.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evidence-based-health.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evidence-based-health.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=597"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/evidence-based-health.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1272,"href":"https:\/\/evidence-based-health.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/597\/revisions\/1272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/evidence-based-health.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}