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In spite of what the submission title seems to suggest, the study does not claim that they found a 0.8% loss of all gray matter for alcohol drinkers. What they
by wcoenen 5y ago
In spite of what the submission title seems to suggest, the study does not claim that they found a 0.8% loss of all gray matter for alcohol drinkers.
What they actually found is that of the total variance in the amount of gray matter, they could explain 0.8% of that variance by alcohol consumption.
- ivraatiems 5y agoThat's an important qualifier, yes... but I think my questions still stand. In order to know how to change our behavior, we need to know what that additional variance means in terms of implications for one's health.