To start: Vaccine critics like Mr. Kennedy often give the impression that scientists haven’t seriously researched whether vaccines might cause autism.
In a Times Opinion analysis, we can demonstrate that researchers have.
To start: Vaccine critics like Mr. Kennedy often give the impression that scientists haven’t seriously researched whether vaccines might cause autism.
In a Times Opinion analysis, we can demonstrate that researchers have.
The seed oil topic is interesting. This has been mostly debunked but people still swear by it.
A friend of mine who is otherwise very smart has fallen for this and while he does acknowledge that the claims have been debunks he still shrugs it off. Because he has lost weight and maintains a “healthy lifestyle” that correlates with the period in which he stopped consuming seed oil (because a podcast told him to), he has establish a false correlation and goes on to tell people they should do the same. Propaganda and confirmation bias can affect everyone.
Although, there is a kernel (heh) of truth in the seed oil issue. The larger issue is that most of us lack any sense of moderation with anything in our lives. https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/the-evidence-behind-seed-oils-health-effects TL;DR: the things made with seed oil are what are bad for you.
Thanks for the informative response homie!