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Old 20-04-2008, 05:23 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Default Re: Vitamins 'do more harm than good'!

Selection bias is a major problem with this kind of study. The fact is that those with existing problems are more likely to try and medicate them through supplementation, so the sample of those who supplement versus those who do not is very distinct. This is why double-blind procedure with random assignment is the only way to produce data that you can really draw conclusion from. It's a shame that more sensationalist journalists aren't acquainted with statistics.
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