Editorial status: information only for adults (18+). Costa Rica Kush has no affiliate links, no seller listings and no paid placements, and its content is pending legal and medical review. Editorial standards.
We do not publish health claims. We explain how to read a study so that you can read a claim critically.
| Study type | What it can show | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Laboratory or animal study | A mechanism, in a controlled setting | Results often do not carry over to people |
| Observational study | A pattern in a group of people | Cannot show cause |
| Randomized controlled trial | Whether a treatment changed an outcome versus a comparison | Small or short trials can mislead |
| Systematic review | A summary of many studies, with a method | Only as good as the studies it includes |
Five questions for any claim
- Who did the study and who paid for it?
- How many people, for how long?
- Compared with what?
- What exactly was measured?
- Has it been repeated by someone else?
Treat press headlines as pointers, not conclusions, and read the abstract at least. Medical decisions belong with a physician.
