Why you really can’t believe everything you read about your health

Much of the health and medical information reported by the media leaves out important points and/or comes to inaccurate conclusions. This is because most of the writers are not trained in medicine or research methods, and because getting clicks on the articles has become so important. 
Most studies reported are observational studies in which there is no control or placebo group and these types of studies can only show associations but do not give information on causations.
I am a big fan of Gary Schwitzer's Health News Review website which is the topic of this article.
Did you know that association does not equal causation?
Why you really can’t believe everything you read about your health