Re:Melatonin: Much More Than You Wanted to Know
by dalore on Monday July 30, 2018 @06:06AM
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Correlation doesn't mean cause. Otherwise you would draw conclusions like divorce rates in Maine affected by margarine consumption.
https://tylervigen.com/view_correlation?id=1703
People consuming fruit could be more healthy individuals in general, exercising and avoiding other types of food which might have more effect than consuming fruit. So be careful about drawing conclusions from correlations or epidemiological studies as you have to consider other possibilities.
Re:Melatonin: Much More Than You Wanted to Know
by vcjohnson on Monday July 30, 2018 @06:21PM
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But I didn’t imply causation? I literally gave the same “could be skewed due to healthier lifestyle choices” in my comment...
Re:Melatonin: Much More Than You Wanted to Know
by johnchristopher on Tuesday July 31, 2018 @05:34PM
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Hey, you are on HN. The opportunity to shine the `correlation isn't causation` was too strong. /s
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/105/6/1462/4569801
Fruit consumption is inversely correlated with all-cause mortality as best we can tell. Probably something to be said about people who eat fruits being among the more health minded individuals as well and skewing results but it’s probably not “unhealthy” to eat fruits.