Studies that show an association between a factor and a health effect should be regarded as no more than a preliminary result that points researchers toward further research and analysis. But even professional regulators, who should know better, sometimes get sidetracked by this sort of misapprehension, and overreact.
所以说，那些查出某个因素与某种健康效应相关的研究只能被视为一个初步的研究成果，其作用仅限于指导研究人员继续深入研究和分析。可惜即便是那些本应深谙此道的监管部门官员有时也会受到类似的误导并随之反应过度。