The article reviews this exact issue -- of RCT vs observational studies and such confounding.
Hmmm. Entirely plausible people who tend to consume artificial sweeteners do so because they (disproportionately) struggle with weight gain.https://twitter.com/NAChristakis/status/908389279440797696 …
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Right, but it's question begging, if the observational studies are flawed, then what exactly is being explained with respect to weight gain?
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The article reports on a metanalysis of 7 actual RCTs
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Yes, but it only says the RCTs failed to find sweeteners helped with weight loss, nothing to suggest weight gain, etc.
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Yes, I know. I think
@hmkyale was interpreting totality of the evidence, of the RCTs in that metanalysis, plus other studies, in his essay -
Sorry, as it is presented, I don't buy it. The only cited experimental evidence doesn't suggest weight gain. The confounding factors...
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