Women who smoke generally have modestly higher levels of some androgens.
Claim:
Smoking increases androgen levels in women.
HARDLY BS
Topic
women
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Men and women face different disadvantages, with no validated overall ranking.
Claim:
Men experience greater overall life hardship than women.
MOSTLY BS
Human evidence shows sodium intake changes do not alter women’s estrone or estradiol levels.
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Excessive dietary salt intake lowers estrogen levels in women.
TOTAL BS
After controlling for job, experience and hours, women earn about 1–5% less.
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When controlling for relevant variables such as occupation, experience, and hours worked, women do not earn less than men for the same work.
TOTAL BS
Fasting can temporarily raise cortisol, but clinical harm in high-cortisol women is unproven.
Claim:
Fasting is not healthy for women who have high cortisol levels.
SOME BS
Research finds small, task-specific, inconsistent sex differences in emotion’s role in decisions.
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Women are more emotionally driven than men in decision-making contexts.
TOTAL BS
Men’s fatal crash involvement per 100 million miles is 63% higher.
Claim:
Statistical data shows that women have worse driving records than men.
TOTAL BS