▲ 114 ▼ Weight gain as adult increases cancer risk by up to five times, research shows (www.theguardian.com) submitted 5 months ago by Wudi@feddit.uk to c/science@lemmy.world 20 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] plyth@feddit.org 23 points 5 months ago (2 children) Causation or correlation? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sudoshakes@reddthat.com 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) There is a mountain of evidence that shows 13 different cancers are directly caused by obesity. 8 more are suspected to be caused through excess weight. When something is 500% more likely when a biological factor is introduced, it’s 100% correlation with strong possibility to be causation. So strong that there is no point asking that question unless you are asking it in bad faith. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] plyth@feddit.org 3 points 5 months ago Most people who drown have wet hair but wet hair isn't lethal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sudoshakes@reddthat.com 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) There is a mountain of evidence that shows 13 different cancers are directly caused by obesity. 8 more are suspected to be caused through excess weight. When something is 500% more likely when a biological factor is introduced, it’s 100% correlation with strong possibility to be causation. So strong that there is no point asking that question unless you are asking it in bad faith. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] plyth@feddit.org 3 points 5 months ago Most people who drown have wet hair but wet hair isn't lethal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] plyth@feddit.org 3 points 5 months ago Most people who drown have wet hair but wet hair isn't lethal. permalink fedilink source parent