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Gideon M-K: Health Nerd

Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz · 15 Sept 2026

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  1. Our reading

    The literature regarding exercise as a treatment for depression is extremely problematic.

    Their wordsAs I've been saying for a while, the literature around exercise as a way to treat depression is extremely problematic.

  2. Our reading

    Several impactful studies regarding exercise for depression have serious issues that make them useless as evidence.

    Their wordsSeveral of the most impactful studies in the area have serious issues that make them useless as evidence.

  3. Our reading

    No one should use the specific Saudi Arabian randomized trials on exercise for depression as evidence for medical treatments.

    Their wordsWe cannot say for sure if these trials happened or not, but we can say that no one should ever use them as evidence for medical treatments.

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