Curated. I like that you demonstrate failure along multiple dimensions, each of increasing signal:
generally poor scientific methodology, conflicts of interest, and sketchy marketing (base rate of proposed medical interventions with these qualities being effective is low)
claimed mechanism of action doesn’t seem to be present in the actual product (it doesn’t matter if the science checks out if the active ingredient isn’t in the product)
claimed mechanism of action can’t actually work for more basic biological/physical reasons (it doesn’t matter if the active ingredient is in the product if it can’t actually do the thing)
The last one isn’t totally sufficient, since sometimes things work for reasons other than those claimed by proponents, but overall this is a pretty convincing analysis.
Curated. I like that you demonstrate failure along multiple dimensions, each of increasing signal:
generally poor scientific methodology, conflicts of interest, and sketchy marketing (base rate of proposed medical interventions with these qualities being effective is low)
claimed mechanism of action doesn’t seem to be present in the actual product (it doesn’t matter if the science checks out if the active ingredient isn’t in the product)
claimed mechanism of action can’t actually work for more basic biological/physical reasons (it doesn’t matter if the active ingredient is in the product if it can’t actually do the thing)
The last one isn’t totally sufficient, since sometimes things work for reasons other than those claimed by proponents, but overall this is a pretty convincing analysis.