Diabetes causes people to skip breakfast

If we saw that headline we might just laugh. But a few weeks ago the media was abuzz with the opposite conclusion. A Minnesota station said ‘U’ Study: Breakfast Could Decrease Diabetes Risk saying the study “links the meal to a decrease in risk for type 2 diabetes” based on a study at the University […]

Posted by Larry on July 18th, 2013 | 2 Comments Posted in Publication Bias, Statistical Literacy, Telling the Full Story, The Media