In the second episode of "Fact Check Your Health," Katie and Sydney provide a crash course on navigating health research like a pro. They break down the essentials of understanding research studies from Google Scholar or PubMed, focusing on the importance of different topics like sample sizes, conflicts of interest, and more. This episode equips you with the know-how to figure out what the different aspects of a research article mean, and which aspects are the most important to pay attention to!

By the end of this episode, you'll have a grasp on how to find accurate health information online and an overview of how to read academic articles so that you're one step closer to being able to make choices based on solid evidence, not just sensational soundbites or viral social media posts.

Podcast Outline:
0:50 - Study objective
1:28 - Study type/design
2:12 - Study sample size
2:40 - Study sample type
3:50 - Study results
5:30 - Author/Affiliations
6:05 - Citations
6:55 - Conflicts of interest
8:10 - Journals/Impact Factors
9:20 - Publishing date

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