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by Symmetry 4219 days ago
The received wisdom you get from your doctor is mostly pretty good. The received wisdom you get from the TV news is mostly useless.
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No. Doctors do not follow the field.

Most doctors I know still advise not eating after 6pm, while it has been shown to be either worthless or even plain ineffective.

>Most doctors I know still advise not eating after 6pm

That sounds pretty sketchy. Do you mean "for people with acid reflux"? Because that's perfectly valid. I've never even heard of a doctor recommending that in general.