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Exploring Relationships in Body Dimensions - 2 views

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shared by Irene Hukkelhoven on 23 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Irene Hukkelhoven on 23 Mar 12
     
    The actual dataset can be found by scrolling down to "Getting the Data" (Section 5).
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snakeoil_supplements_956.png (956×1619) - 1 views

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  • Irene Hukkelhoven on 20 Feb 12
     
    Scientific evidence for popular dietary supplements.  Turns out there isn't a shred of evidence to support that Vitamin A is beneficial.  Based on human, randomized placebo-controlled trials. 
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Eating Red Meat May Boost Death Risk - 2 views

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shared by Irene Hukkelhoven on 03 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • Irene Hukkelhoven on 03 Feb 12
     
    More than 500,000 men and women between the age of 50 and 71 participated in this 10-year study that concludes that 11% of deaths in men and 16% of deaths in women could have been prevented if participants cut their red meat consumption. [The study was published 3 years ago, but it's still interesting]. Mostly empirical, though also a bit subjective.
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Mean Happiness - 6 views

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  • Irene Hukkelhoven on 16 Jan 12
     
    For decades, the World Database of Happiness has tracked how happy people are.
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