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      While the findings of the new research are observational and cannot prove cause and effect, the study did a good job of controlling for other factors that may influence health, such as age, body mass index or BMI, smoking, physical activity and diet in general, said Rachel Richardson, a methods support unit manager for The Cochrane Collaboration, an international nonprofit highly respected for its scientific approach to research. She was not involved in the study.

      From the article,.emphasis my own. Not saying you’re wrong, and I’m skeptical myself. But I’m also not a subject matter expert or a manager for a well regarded international nonprofit