A health-related news stories that is in Social Media or news headlines (lay literature) and identify the original source for the headline in the scientific literature. Use the news stories to answer the following questions below:

Is the scientific research peer-reviewed?

What is the credibility of the authors?

Does the press release/news story/social media post accurately represent the original research?

What were the study limitations as identified by the authors?

Is the scientific literature research or non-research?

What level of research is the original source?

Would you make a practice change based on this evidence? If not, what additional information would you need before you made a change in your practice/recommend this advice or re-post the information?

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