MAHA Isn't Denying Science: It's Doing Something Much Worse by Nick Tiller

10/12/2025 6 min Temporada 49
MAHA Isn't Denying Science: It's Doing Something Much Worse by Nick Tiller

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MAHA's summit highlighted how the movement selectively embraces real science—such as evidence-based benefits of creatine—only when it aligns with its ideology and commercial interests. Tiller argues that this strategic, opportunistic use of science is more dangerous than denialism because it cloaks misinformation in a veneer of credibility. Read this article and find accompanying references at: https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/maha-isnt-denying-science-its-doing-something-much-worse/ About the Author:  Dr Nick Tiller is an exercise scientist and author of The Skeptic's Guide to Sports Science, named one of Book Authority's "Best Sports Science Books of All Time." He's a columnist at Skeptical Inquirer and an elected Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. www.nbtiller.com Subscribe to Skeptical Inquirer: https://skepticalinquirer.org/subscribe/ Skeptical Inquirer Audio Edition is a production of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and the Center for Inquiry.

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