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2023-08-17 14:54:14 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Cancer, autism, and diabetes does occur amongst Amish: https://www.cancertodaymag.org/summer2019/cancer-and-the-amish/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268144514_Prevalence_Rates_of_Autism_Spectrum_Disorders_Among_the_Old_Order_Amish https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343857356_Prevalence_control_and_treatment_of_diabetes_hypertension_and_high_cholesterol_in_the_Amish The article in the image references a non-existent “study”. Rather, it links to a blog post from Steve Kirsch. Steve Kirsch has no medical or epidemiological qualifications and has published no research.

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• Cancer, autism, and diabetes does occur amongst Amish: https://www.cancertodaymag.org/summer2019/cancer-and-the-amish/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268144514_Prevalence_Rates_of_Autism_Spectrum_Disorders_Among_the_Old_Order_Amish https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343857356_Prevalence_control_and_treatment_of_diabetes_hypertension_and_high_cholesterol_in_the_Amish The article in the image references a non-existent “study”. Rather, it links to a blog post from Steve Kirsch. Steve Kirsch has no medical or epidemiological qualifications and has published no research.