From a quick read, it looks like the new red meat/cancer study is a brilliant example of the subtlety of evidential appraisal #epitwitter
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Previous systematic reviews have looked over the evidence and concluded that there is evidence of harm, but of low certainty
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In contrast, the new study has taken an alternative approach - very similar findings, but arguing that the low certainty of the result does not provide sufficient evidence to justify recommendations to lower meat consumption
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This really shows just how challenging it can be to interpret SR/MAs Both arguments are based on the same evidence!
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Replying to @GidMK
It's not restricted to nutritional epi though - didn't we have 'take more antidepressants' and 'antidepressants don't work' SRs recently both based on the same trial evidence?
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Definitely not limited, I just think this is a beautiful example
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