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> Do I understand correctly that ... moderate consumption of coffee leads to a reduction in the risk of CVD You do not understand correctly. :) Moderate coffee
by discoursism 9y ago
> Do I understand correctly that ... moderate consumption of coffee leads to a reduction in the risk of CVD
You do not understand correctly. :) Moderate coffee consumption is associated with a reduction in the risk of CVD. It is more likely than not that there is no causal relationship here, or that any causal relationship that does exist is significantly less powerful than the observed relationship.
- coldtea 9y ago>Definitely not. Says who? Just because correlation is not the same as causation doesn't mean a correlation means there is "definitely not" a causation.
- discoursism 9y agoI was not clear about what I was trying to reply to. I've expanded my quote and reworded. Thanks for pointing this out.