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discodonkey ◴[] No.43306858[source]
For a community that prides itself on critical thinking, I'm always surprised to see HN lap this sort of pseudoscientific witch-doctor stuff up.

This poorly-controlled, N=1 experiment tells you nothing, not even about the author.

There's absolutely no reason to consider these novice self-experiments when professional scientific experiments are available (unless you're hunting for a specific result).

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1. kristiandupont ◴[] No.43306907[source]
Oh come on! Studies about supplements over time are almost always "poorly controlled" because you have to ask people to do something while living their lives.

Also, N=1 experiments can absolutely be interesting and give us ideas for further study, even if they don't say anything about a population.