YSK that taking advice from youtubers and podcasters is a terrible idea. Only take advice from research universities

Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Waryz@sh.itjust.works⁩ to ⁨youshouldknow@lemmy.world⁩

Never take advice from individuals such as Jordan Peterson, Joe Rogan, PewDiePie, Elon Musk, Doctor Oz, Doctor Huberman etc…

Most of these people are snake oil salesmen.

The most reliable advice is produced by research universities. Universities publish actual good advice.

Basically, if you want to eat a good diet, look at what Harvard University says.

nutritionsource.hsph.harvard.edu

If you are interested in fighting depression, look at what Cambridge University says

cam.ac.uk/…/healthy-lifestyle-can-help-prevent-de…

Top research universities are usually rich and they aren’t looking to sell $10 supplements. And they are run by world class scientists.

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Blackfeathr@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Account created half an hour ago.

Possible self deleting spam account.

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- Susaga@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  It’s surprising how many of these accounts post “health advice” with an appeal to authority falacy.
  
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  - Blackfeathr@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    This community gets a lot of these fly by night accounts that do this sort of thing, for some reason.
    
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- DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Fediverse Shenanigans v2: Electric Boogaloo
  
  (Remember that other user that spammed 20 posts within 5 hours a while ago? Here we go again!)
  
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9point6@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Frankly no, don’t even take advice directly from research universities unless you’re a qualified doctor or have cleared it with one. Just because a paper is written in the same language you speak, does not guarantee you will understand it completely, and you may not even realise you’re missing something important.

Your doctor will be able to tell you what is right for your body, a random medical researcher has no idea you even exist. Everyone is different and there are plenty of changes to your lifestyle you can make that could cause problems if they’re not right for you.

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- Waryz@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  The content on the website of universities is aimed at the general public.
  
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  - porcoesphino@mander.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Since this link wasn’t part of your post, and your post kind of prescribes health actions from news releases, I’d argue you’re making a separate mostly independent point here
    
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psx_crab@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Not sure if i should take your advice tbh, you aren’t a universities after all.

Joke aside, I’m not gonna go look for research paper on how to do drywall or fix my bike or maybe carpentry, so it really depend on what sort of topic it is, and i’m not gonna go to that extreme.

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- Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  None of those things are Health advice.
  
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  - psx_crab@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Original title doesn’t specified what advice.
    
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AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Research isn’t advice, either—it can provide the data to make an informed decision, but you still need to figure out what information is relevant to your particular case.

In particular, you shouldn’t read a random study or research paper and take it as an actionable recommendation—you need to be familiar with other similar studies, and how they fit into the current state of the rest of their field.

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hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Its important to follow evidence based medicine rather than eminence based medicine. Respected organizations get it wrong sometimes, in fact being wrong is an important part of the research process.

Cutting edge research is research into areas that are not well studied. Future studies will the confirm or refute those findings. It’s only when enough research has been done, and the field is no longer cutting edge, that we can really be certain of the results.

The gold standard for evidence are meta analyses which look at the totality of research on the topic. They will look at every study and trial done and draw conclusions on that basis. If one of those says something, its probably true and you should trust it.

I should remind you that the paper that started the modern anti-vaccine movement was published in The Lancet, one of the most respected British medical journals. A fraudstsr, con artist, and then licenced doctor tried to cash in on the reputation of his employer and status. The result is the persistent lie that vaccines cause autism that we are still dealing with today over 25 years later.

You have to learn levels of evidence and analyse information on a case by case basis. Eminence counts for little. There are no shortcuts.

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Perspectivist@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I need to see some credentials before I take advice from you.

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- MaximilianKohler@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Not sure if your comment is serious, but credentials are not a valid way to determine that information is accurate.
  
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SkeletonsDontFart@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
YSK that your processes and ideas are just as flawed as everyone else’s, and people realize just as well as you do where they can or should get their information.

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- MaximilianKohler@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  
  and people realize just as well as you do where they can or should get their information
  
  That’s definitely not the case. Some of the most popular sources of information are terrible (Eg: reddit and other social media, huberman).
  
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RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
No, you shouldn’t.

Don’t take medical advice from anyone that isn’t your doctor.

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- quips@slrpnk.net ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  I disagree, doctors are very very often misinformed
  
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r0ertel@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I thought that this is how we promote Darwinism.

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MaximilianKohler@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

YSK that taking health advice from youtubers, celebrities and podcasters is a terrible idea.

This is mostly correct. Huberman, for example, is not a good source. But Rhonda Patrick seems decent.

Only take advice from research universities

This is not great advice. I’ve seen so many articles on sites like Harvard that contain harmful misinformation and no study citations.

Always look for citations to studies. But even that is not enough. The source can be cherry picking to push an agenda, or simply ignorant of other conflicting research. You really have to put a lot of effort in to find quality sources.

It’s not easy to find quality information, but sites like sciencedirect, eurekalert, and medicalexpress, are some of the better sources.

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mrdown@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
when did Hassan Abi gave health advices?

Researches are too technical you still need people that are good and simplifying the concepts

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MadnessForTsar@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
It reminds me with one YouTuber I used to say when I was still a young teenager. Back then, he said that despite his popularity, he isn’t a motivator, doctor, or psychiatrist to be idolized. As a viewer, he suggests to as professional or actual expert to help with your problems, rather than cope it with ambiguous online activity (like him).

Despite his struggle to became what he want now, it’s a good thing to take note that not all people share the same level, even him to anyone that follows him. It’s a good thing to do a research and think twice about what people said on the internet, rather than take it literally and say how “genius” such speech was (pretty much Brainrot logic)

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captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
The Cleveland Clinic is also a great resource. They’re a world class hospital that puts out medical information on the internet. So like WebMD but by actually respected physicians

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