Science has taken a huge hit with rise of social media

The scientific method used to relied upon for providing objective data us to make informed decisions about health & performance

Now all it takes is “it worked for me!” from some idiot with a following

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it also started with predatory publisher who just want to take money to publish "ambiguous" research to prove whatever you want...

the issue is the number of dump people who will link that shitty study to prove their point...

tell me more about those Creatine studies. I started to take it this year, but stopped when I got a bronchitis (even if it seems not correlated at all and safe to take) and now I'm hesitant to restart since my cough is not completely gone yet... worried about the hydration level correlation of respiratory system and hydration retention effects of creatine.

Sort of true - bad journals have been around forever. Someone who actually reads research can identify shitty studies a mile away 

I’ve been talking about the garbage Creatine studies for years but no one cares because some dude with a podcast says it’s the greatest thing he ever did (he lied cuz he’s paid)