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buybuydandavis comments on Another reason why a lot of studies may be wrong - Less Wrong Discussion

9 Post author: RichardKennaway 03 May 2012 11:17AM

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Comment author: buybuydandavis 03 May 2012 11:27:37PM *  -2 points [-]

It appears that standard lab rats and mice are all morbidly obese. Using them as model organisms may give misleading results that fail to transfer to humans, or even to healthy rats and mice.

Or it may give extremely accurate results. Have you walked around in a mall lately, and actually looked at people?

(Here's hoping the rest of the world isn't getting as portly as the US.)

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 04 May 2012 12:32:49PM 4 points [-]

Try a little less confirmation bias the next time you go to a mall, and I think you'll see people at a range of apparent fat percentages and body weights.

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