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by pessimizer 1305 days ago
> by at least 6%, 3%, 1% and 1%

But this is very, very weak evidence.

edit: of course I have to assume something about the structure of the data to say it's very weak evidence. It may be very strong evidence of a very weak effect.

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edit 2: Also, how is this, the last "takeaway," listed in bold, large font directly beneath the headline, some sort of exaggeration or mischaracterization?

> They only found weak evidence that unprocessed red meat consumption is linked to colorectal cancer, breast cancer, type 2 diabetes, and ischemic heart disease, and no link at all between eating red meat and stroke.