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Originally Posted by georgepds  From ref (4)
"Alcohol consumption was associated with the largest increment in HDL-C (an increase of 9.0-13.1 mg/dL from nondrinker to highest categories)" |
I read that to say that: of the participants included in this self-reporting study, those who were already drinking alcohol had the highest HDL-C.
I don't think it is correct to assume that translates to "starting drinking will raise my HDL-C"
What is that thing Linda says..?
"correlation does not prove causation"
It is possible at those drinking the most alcohol were -- as a group -- also doing something else which affected HDL-C
