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by darthrupert 726 days ago
That result is almost certainly bullshit, at least for Alzheimer's. Or the effect is so minimal that it doesn't practically matter.

Why? Because Finland is the country that consumes the most coffee per capita in the world. Finland also has the highest amount of Alzheimer patients per capita. Correlation is not causation, but based on this, it should rather be suspected that coffee causes Alzheimer's rather than helps with it.

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Could Finland's high incidence of Alz also have to do with its high latitude and Finlanders' lack of Vitamin D?