Re:Sucralose with carbohydrates may blunt the body’s ability...
by tcharlton on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @09:26AM
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n=45
Link to study: https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(20)...
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Re:Sucralose with carbohydrates may blunt the body’s ability...
by turadg on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @10:58AM
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The “graphical abstract” wonderfully distills the study design and results.
https://marlin-prod.literatumonline.com/cms/attachment/a9753...
I hope more papers do this. Is it required by Cell?
Re:Sucralose with carbohydrates may blunt the body’s ability...
by athenot on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @09:58AM
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Low N is still interesting. If anything, it can help justify larger studies along the same lines, since there are costs for a study and researchers have to make their case to get the funding.
Re:Sucralose with carbohydrates may blunt the body’s ability...
by Someone1234 on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @10:27AM
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It isn't "Low N" though. 45 adults for a clinical study like this one is actually a very respectable size, particularly given their measures (and their respective reliability/studies backing them).
Seems like every study I read non-science people accuse it of having too few participants, without even considering the type of study (clinical Vs. statistical) and measures (subjective Vs. objective, reliability, literature, etc).
This is not a "Low N" study. If you believe it is then explain the statistics or methodology problems.
Re:Sucralose with carbohydrates may blunt the body’s ability...
by athenot on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @11:13AM
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Yes, that too. Also it's important to realize that each study is a datapoint unto itself, and over time these data points paint a picture. But even if the study is not the whole picture, we can still get a hint as to what that picture is shaping to be.