A dumb quote

Did you try Google?

The only reference in the article to the quote I was mocking is this sentence:

In one study, the cholesterol levels of subjects who were not receiving treatment were an average of 7.4 mg/dL higher in December than in June.

Paste that quote in Google and do a search, and the #1 link is my post on FUD.

So there ya go, NickM. Thanks for your help in making it happen.

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Here it is, from 1987: a study performed in hyperlipidemic men. Quoting from the abstract: “A highly significant (X2 = 706, 2 degrees of freedom) seasonal effect, 7.4 mg/dl higher on December 30 than on June 30, was found.”

Usually the onus is on the person making the claim, not the one making fun of it.

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I wonder if there is also research that shows that cholesterol in the US is higher on Nov 23, and wondering why…

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Well, the quote in the article would tell us…

The reasons for this are still unknown.

:thinking:

I am planning on doing my own research tomorrow.

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