3 Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar | Healthline

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[WorldsFirstACVGummy]

*I've been trying to include apple cider vinegar into my routine for ages, but the taste just made it so hard. Goli Gummies really were a game changer for me* 🍎

[joshuayork]

I like to mix acv with raw synergy kombucha gingerade tastes like warhead candies. 😁

[MikeAnn]

This crap really annoys me, whether it's click-bait or just sloppiness.
Title of video: "6 *Proven* Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar"
Actual number of benefits claimed: 3
Ten seconds in: "Evidence suggests it _may_ offer health benefits, such as..." [emphasis mine, in each case]

Those are two very different assertions, but then it gets even _further-removed_ from "proven." The first paragraph of show notes links to an article from Healthline itself. In that article, right at the top, it says, "...evidence suggests it _could possibly_ offer health benefits, such as:
aiding weight loss
reducing cholesterol
lowering blood sugar levels
improving the symptoms of diabetes
👉 *However, little research exists, and further studies are needed* before it can be recommended as an alternative therapy." 👈

Other examples of more reasonable, cautionary wording in the article itself:
🩺 "Anecdotal reports also suggest..."
🩺 "A small study suggests..."
🩺 "The National Centers for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) says it’s very important that people do not replace medical treatment with unproven health products."
🩺 "... a study in 175 people..."
🩺 "However, many of the studies were conducted in animals."
🩺 "Unfortunately, there’s little research to support most claims about its health benefits." ⇦⇦⇦⇦⇦⇦⇦

It's no wonder there's such rampant misunderstanding of and distrust in medicine. Much of the blame falls on the viewer/reader lacking critical thinking skills, not having the patience to read beyond oversimplified headlines, and our society _obviously_ not doing a good enough job educating the public in science.

But much of it also falls on sloppy presentation and wording, as in these examples. While this is nowhere near as bad as the _purposeful disinformation about COVID-19_ from opinion hosts on Fox News, who are not only non-expert, and not just exercising a hidden agenda, but are downright unprincipled --- it does a disservice nevertheless to science and the public. Please be more careful with show titles and oversimplified claims.