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8. We'll get a bunch of "Well I'm a vaginal/C-section birth" blah blah blah posts here

Fri May 24, 2013, 10:37 PM

May 2013

most of which will misunderstand causality and correlation and science in general.

"Well my kids were c-section kids and they're not obese so there!"

OK, great. Now, deal with the actual consequences of the study's findings: there probably is some relationship between opting for c-sections and subsequent diet for the most part. Deal with it. Can it result in actual good practices, like advising c-section parents on diet? Like longitudinal studies that can result in better health results for actual humans?

Ultimately,people that do this kind of science and public health are the serious people, the people who actually care about others and the world, and the people who do the whole "Well my kids...blah blah blah" routine haven't really accomplished very much. Even for their own kids.

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C-sections tied to child obesity [View all] bananas May 2013 OP

AH-HA AtheistCrusader May 2013 #1

Weird. Arugula Latte May 2013 #2

Blustein said studies haven't been able to prove whether C-section, itself, is a reason some babies Mass May 2013 #3

two C-section kids here, zero are obese. ileus May 2013 #4

Vaginal here; and Im fat as a whale NT.. Elmergantry May 2013 #5

Same here, for my one kid. tblue May 2013 #9

I have 4 kids - 3 c-sections 1 VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) laundry_queen May 2013 #17

Is this just correlation or is it causation? There's a difference. sakabatou May 2013 #6

"Linked to" in science journalism[sic] is pretty much always correlation Posteritatis May 2013 #13

"Tied to" = correlation. Brickbat May 2013 #7

We'll get a bunch of "Well I'm a vaginal/C-section birth" blah blah blah posts here alcibiades_mystery May 2013 #8

Women don't "opt" for C-sections frazzled May 2013 #10

My wife was given the option for our last two michigandem58 May 2013 #21

It really isn't that simple of diet for example my mother is only 4'6 and I like most males Arcanetrance May 2013 #22

That is strange. Zoeisright May 2013 #11

Here's an interesting factual: LeftInTX May 2013 #14

I had 2 c-sectioms Danmel May 2013 #23

I don't see where they controlled for income or access to health care or immigration/origin KurtNYC May 2013 #25

Wow, more big babies are delivered caesarian. A shocker...not. kickysnana May 2013 #12

Yep, that was my thought fugop May 2013 #20

I've read elsewhere that it's because vaginally delivered babies get a dose... renate May 2013 #15

My daughter was born by Ceasarian dipsydoodle May 2013 #16

Related to difference in intestinal biome? mainer May 2013 #18

interesting point. could also be the 'shock' of c-section delivery, it's fast. PTS, I read... Sunlei May 2013 #19

I was delivered via C-section, and I had a serious weight problem as a kid Chakab May 2013 #24