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A comment on Long-Awaited Study Results on Vitamin D and Fish Oil Supplements. Parent comment

Re:Long-Awaited Study Results on Vitamin D and Fish Oil Supp... by shanev on Saturday November 10, 2018 @11:28PM (#18425041)
"The study, which was also a randomized clinical trial, tracked participants for an average of five years. The volunteers took icosapent ethyl, which is sold under the brand name Vascepa and was developed by the Amarin Corporation, which funded Bhatt's research."

Because if they spun the study as a success, the funders of this study, a pharmaceutical company, wouldn't be able to promote their drug.

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Re:Long-Awaited Study Results on Vitamin D and Fish Oil Supp... by adetrest on Sunday November 11, 2018 @05:51AM (#18425812)
Exactly. A private company selling a supplement paid for a study that shows said supplement is beneficial and should be consumed... This study cannot be taken seriously.
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