Fish and chips aren't giving you the flu - my new piece on those truly ridiculous headlines #science #health #fishandchipshttps://medium.com/@gidmk/fish-and-chips-arent-giving-you-the-flu-388cc768696d …
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This story was a pretty amazing melange of mistakes I mean, really, headlines talking about fish and chips and influenza? What utter nonsensepic.twitter.com/ulufYrmH5U
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The research itself is: 1. Unpublished 2. In mice 3. On T-cells 4. Not definitive at all
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Also, contrary to most of the absurd headlines, if you go to a restaurant and get freshly-made fish and chips THE RESEARCH PROBABLY DOESN'T EVEN APPLY TO YOU AT ALLpic.twitter.com/FZFDAVBDjd
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It looked at a specific addative that *may* impact the immune system, but it's mostly used in frozen foods, not fresh
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Anyway, the blog goes into more detail, but let's just say it's all very silly and ridiculous which I took a bit personally as a former Brit who loves fish and chipspic.twitter.com/E2EfWSBfPI
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Did the mice get to draw lots as to who went into the fish n chip arm of the study?
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Sadly for the mice I don't think they got to choose
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