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by TaupeRanger 1404 days ago
Yikes. When someone makes a comment about "noise" in this context, they simply mean "we can't tell whether the effect observed is due to the thing we're measuring". You'd need a much larger study with totally different design to even begin to approach the question of "do non-nutritive sweeteners make peoples' lives worse or shorten their lives compared to whatever else they might be ingesting". No need for the confrontational angle.
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> You'd need a much larger study with totally different design to even begin to approach the question

Yes, that is my point. As the OP remarked; "The others may be “complicated” but the effect also looks close to noise. " is disregarding that data.

When one thinks of the word "noise" one hears something that bothers them, like "there is too much noise in here". This is the problem with research. By getting rid of the "noise" they will only zero in to the thing they wish to hear clearly.