Self reported surveys are not exactly the pinnacle of accurate science.
They can be in the right context but not when they’re comparing interventions which cannot be blinded. And where one of the interventions changes something else (in this case, the amount of other foods you eat if you have to eat two kiwi fruit instead of just popping a pill).
This reads like an advert for kiwi.
This study looked at how daily doses of vitamin C—either from a 250 mg tablet or, more enticingly, two SunGoldTM kiwifruits—can affect our mood, energy, and overall sense of well-being.
It basically is…
A good practice is to check who funded the given study. Look under acknowledgements.
In this case, it was Zespri International Ltd. “the world’s largest marketer of kiwifruit”
The purported benefits claims are from self-assessment phone surveys…
Definitively no suspicion of bias in this research…
I consume a lot of vitamin c (it’s sour and used in sour foods like candy, and I love sour stuff)… At what point does it affect your mood? 🤔
When you’re deficient in Vitamin C.
Eat fucking liver.
so kiwis are going on the shopping list. got it.
