The perils of reporting on a single study

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Travis Saunders writes on the Obesity Panacea blog about coverage of a study linking television to heart disease. The finding was noted in headlines around the world, Saunders notes, but then quotes a second study blaming video games, not television. "You might begin to question why these researchers can’t get their act together and figure out what’s actually going on, rather than making one claim and then following it up with a contradictory one," Saunders writes.

December 17, 2011

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