Beware of what you read, especially when the subject is scientific research.Inaccuracies in the news reporting of scien-;tific research are a regular occurrence. This Bweek, for example, the finding that drinking la pint of water before meals increased weight loss in a 12-week study of obese patients received widespread coverage.The Times reported: 'Those who drank water before their meals lost an average of 9.481b whilst the weight of those who did not drink water before meals dropped by 1.761b.' A difference of 7.721b- that's massive!
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