You are right. We don't know the details. I know that the reports say that they "adjusted for lifestyle factors," but we don't have details on what exactly those lifestyle factors were.
It does help, I think, that it is a huge study that has been done carefully over many years. Scientists continue to mine this group of women over time for statistics that may or may not prove certain correlations. Whenever they come upon something different or interesting, it raises the question why.
Great input, and a good reminder that it's always smart to question a study. On the green tea thing, I have to admit that when I saw Mentos with green tea in them recently, I was pretty sure that the trend had gone too far!
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Cazort,
Thanks so much for your input!
You are right. We don't know the details. I know that the reports say that they "adjusted for lifestyle factors," but we don't have details on what exactly those lifestyle factors were.
It does help, I think, that it is a huge study that has been done carefully over many years. Scientists continue to mine this group of women over time for statistics that may or may not prove certain correlations. Whenever they come upon something different or interesting, it raises the question why.
Great input, and a good reminder that it's always smart to question a study. On the green tea thing, I have to admit that when I saw Mentos with green tea in them recently, I was pretty sure that the trend had gone too far!
March 10, 2010 - 9:12amThis Comment
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