How to tell whether the information about health products is true or not? New York Times teaches you 3 tricks to distinguish science

 8:11am, 9 July 2025

I published on 2023-8-29 that ginger health products cause liver damage – The French and Australian government warned that it was not long before readers Arthur left a message:

"There are foods with ginger yellow powder on the market (it is common for nurturing) that look very high-end. This is a business machine, and health foods are all relying on technology and marketing manufacturers. There is a restaurant that promotes cooking for a hundred years. It is said that Japan has no old women's technical cuisine … Is there really no old women in Japan? Is there no old women in guaranteed fertilization made by old women? People are very fertile now, and everything they eat must have roots and roots. This formed the professor's science. Consumers need scientific support, so I will send you the science. I have been providing correct (reverse) information to the online nursing remarks shared by the elders in the family group. The seriousness of some of the words makes people suspect that they are intentional harming people, but in order not to be hurt and angry, I was also one of the elders, so I had to stop talking later. "

It was a coincidence. In fact, as early as a month ago, I translated an article published on 2023-7-26 How Fake Science Sells Wellness:

When visiting a store or pharmacy, you cannot see the label that promotes health benefits without realizing your label. For example, on a drink shelf, you may find "prebiotic" Supi water that supports "Burinal Health". In the beauty department, you will see "medical level" essence, "probiotic" face cream and "skin detox" care. Go to the replenishment department and you will see promises such as “immune support,” “hormone balance,” and “energizing energy.”

For several centuries, marketing personnel have been selling products using popular languages ​​that have been heard and learned. But this situation is becoming more and more common, with Timothy Caulfield, president of health law and policy research at the University of Alberta, Canada, creating the term scienceploitation to describe how brands borrow language from the New Enthusiast science to sell uncertified products. [Note: scienceploitation is a combination of science and exploitation]

Mr. Caulfield said that scienceploitation now appears much more than ever, including search results, social media platforms and influential people. As more and more companies position themselves as healthy, consumers are often overwhelmed by confusing choices. Sienna Piccioni, an analyst and beauty director at trend prediction company WSGN, said that shoppers are preferred to consider scientific evidence, but they are not always able to separate facts from virtual: a 2021 study shows that people who believe in science are more likely to share science.