Not to Scare You, But … We’re All Going to Die

Warnings in the news feed a constant health panic: Less alcohol! More vitamin D! But often the underlying data is the real problem.

Bloomberg Opinion
Sep 7, 2018 · 3 min read
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By Faye Flam

I’ll refrain from saying there’s an epidemic of health scares, because overuse of the word “epidemic” is a common scare tactic…

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