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>fruit is not healthy for you https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/105/6/1462/4569801 https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/105/6/1462/4569801 Fruit consumpt
by vcjohnson 8y ago
>fruit is not healthy for you
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/105/6/1462/4569801 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.
- dalore 8y agoCorrelation 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 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.
- vcjohnson 8y agoBut I didn’t imply causation? I literally gave the same “could be skewed due to healthier lifestyle choices” in my comment...
- johnchristopher 8y agoHey, you are on HN. The opportunity to shine the `correlation isn't causation` was too strong. /s