Peter Attia· MD
But even though the Sydney heart health study was, as you said, a longer study, it was lower number of people and even though they'd had a cardiovascular event, the overall number of deaths was still pretty low.
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
But even though the Sydney heart health study was, as you said, a longer study, it was lower number of people and even though they'd had a cardiovascular event, the overall number of deaths was still pretty low.
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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