The conclusion only mentions effectiveness relative to other liquids, but the actual conclusion seems buried in the text: “Water 3.6x/day led to a 30% reduction in illness (implicitly defined as lacking throat symptoms)”.
The text also says
It found a 30% drop in illness when gargling increased in frequency from 1 time per day to 3.6 times, which is fantastic.
at the beginning though, which at first I interpreted as gargling 3.6 times leads to 30% more drop in illness compared to gargling once a day, but it seems like that may have been just unclear wording?
This is a good season to get this info, thanks for the research and the article.
The conclusion only mentions effectiveness relative to other liquids, but the actual conclusion seems buried in the text: “Water 3.6x/day led to a 30% reduction in illness (implicitly defined as lacking throat symptoms)”.
The text also says
at the beginning though, which at first I interpreted as gargling 3.6 times leads to 30% more drop in illness compared to gargling once a day, but it seems like that may have been just unclear wording?
This is a good season to get this info, thanks for the research and the article.