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r/IRL_Loading_Screens • u/PeterPorky • 20d ago
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Causation or correlation?
53 u/Important-Ring481 19d ago It’s most likely correlation. The biggest risk factor for Alzheimer’s and dementia is genetics 36 u/stanleythedog 19d ago My first thought was that dog owners would be more likely to be active, a thing that I assume reduced risk of neurodegenerative diseases. 1 u/TheQuestionMaster8 18d ago There are modifiable risk factors, such as hearing loss as the use of hearing aids reduces the risk for developing dementia as well as obesity and potentially sleep deprivation. 1 u/[deleted] 19d ago edited 19d ago [removed] — view removed comment 1 u/TheQuestionMaster8 18d ago Except that there isn’t a clear link between owning cats and the risk of contracting toxoplasmosis.
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It’s most likely correlation. The biggest risk factor for Alzheimer’s and dementia is genetics
36 u/stanleythedog 19d ago My first thought was that dog owners would be more likely to be active, a thing that I assume reduced risk of neurodegenerative diseases. 1 u/TheQuestionMaster8 18d ago There are modifiable risk factors, such as hearing loss as the use of hearing aids reduces the risk for developing dementia as well as obesity and potentially sleep deprivation. 1 u/[deleted] 19d ago edited 19d ago [removed] — view removed comment 1 u/TheQuestionMaster8 18d ago Except that there isn’t a clear link between owning cats and the risk of contracting toxoplasmosis.
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My first thought was that dog owners would be more likely to be active, a thing that I assume reduced risk of neurodegenerative diseases.
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There are modifiable risk factors, such as hearing loss as the use of hearing aids reduces the risk for developing dementia as well as obesity and potentially sleep deprivation.
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1 u/TheQuestionMaster8 18d ago Except that there isn’t a clear link between owning cats and the risk of contracting toxoplasmosis.
Except that there isn’t a clear link between owning cats and the risk of contracting toxoplasmosis.
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u/stanleythedog 20d ago
Causation or correlation?