4 ms·
Doesn't everyone by definition have the same risk of death? (spoiler alert: it's gonna happen). Shouldn't this read "lower risk of health-related death causes?
by joelrunyon 14y ago
Doesn't everyone by definition have the same risk of death? (spoiler alert: it's gonna happen).
Shouldn't this read "lower risk of health-related death causes?" or something similar.
Seems like a link-bait type headline with a lot of sketchy information to be considered a scientific study.
Also, correlation /=/ causation.
Although we cannot infer a causal relationship between coffee drinking and lower risk of death, we believe these results do provide some reassurance that coffee drinking does not adversely affect health."
- briancooley 14y agoDoesn't everyone by definition have the same risk of death? It's risk of death over a specified period: "The participants were followed until the date they died or Dec. 31, 2008, whichever came first."
- joelrunyon 14y agoIt's still a misleading/confusing headline.
- Cushman 14y agoNot necessarily. It's risk of death per unit time; those odds dramatically increase across the board, but it's theoretically asymptotic. We could say "Very slightly decreases the chances that you will live forever."