A clinical trial sets a high bar, one many of the clinical trials cited by supplement sellers fail to clear. They often involve too few study subjects to provide any significant results, lack a control group or are observational studies (not clinical trials at all). And if by some chance the results do not turn out they way the sponsor wants the data is manipulated until they do (or the whole thing is just buried).
This sort of scientific dishonesty is good for no one but the seller. For someone like me, who sells supplement products, this creates a pervasive atmosphere of distrust that negatively impacts the many companies that deal honestly with the public, makes my job harder and discourages people from using products that might actually do them some good.
Do yourself a favor and regard claims of scientific proof with a skeptical eyes, especially of you encounter them on social media. Here are 9 questions that you can ask to help separate the facts from the fiction.
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