Friday, February 3, 2012

Correlation Games

Ulcer-causing bug tied to higher diabetes risk
People who have been infected with the ulcer-causing bacteria Helicobacter pylori are more than twice as likely to develop diabetes later on as people who do not have signs of the infection, according to a new study of Latino adults in California.
H. pylori causes all kinds of problems, but I have seen no evidence of this kind of causation. Here's the most likely relationship:
H. pylori loves to eat carbs and so do diabetics.