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Correlations
Three correlations
Correlations: From marijuana use to meat eating to fast food
One of the most commonly-cited statistics in the popular media is the strong correlation between marijuana use and later 'hard' drug use, although it is uncertain if marijuana is causally related, or merely correlated with this phenomenon. Another surprising correlation in the use of marijuana also perplexes researchers. There also appears to be a strong correlation between schizophrenia and heavy use of marijuana in adolescence. "Scientists in Australia followed nearly 4,000 young adults born between 1981 and 1984 at the 21-year mark, and found that the longer study participants had used marijuana, the higher the risk of psychosis-related outcomes. Those who had experienced hallucinations early were more likely to have smoked or used marijuana longer and more frequently" (Meier 2010).
The study's authors state that the causal relationship between the use of the drug and later schizophrenia requires more study. It could be that "those who were vulnerable to psychosis were more likely to use cannabis" but there could also be a causal factor in increasing the sufferer's risk of developing the mental illness (Meier 2010). Brain imaging...
Frequent consumption of red meat increased the morality of the study participants 13% over those who did not. "And processed meats raised the risk higher, to about a 20% increased risk of death from diseases including cancer and heart disease" (Aubrey 2012: 1). However, the correlation between higher rates of death and processed meat consumption may not be due to causality. Frequent red meat consumers, particularly of processed meats, might tend to have a lower class status, impeded access to healthcare, might be less apt to exercise, and may…
References
Aubrey, Allison. (2012). Death by bacon? Study finds eating meat is risky. NPR. Retrieved:
http://m.npr.org/story/148457233?url=/blogs/thesalt/2012/03/12/148457233/death-by-bacon-study-finds-eating-meat-is-risky
Davis, Brennan & Christopher Carpenter. (2009). Proximity of fast-food restaurants to schools and adolescent obesity. American Journal of Public Health, 99(3): 505 -- 510.
Retrieved: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2661452/
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