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Blue Eyes Linked To Higher Risk Of Alcohol Dependence In New Study
Could a potential sign of alcohol dependence be lurking in your reflection? People with light-colored eyes -- which researchers defined as blue, green, gray, or with brown in the center -- may have a greater chance of becoming dependent on alcohol, a new study from the University of Vermont suggests. Researchers found that within a sample of 1,263 European-Americans, alcohol dependence was more prevalent among those with light eyes than those with dark brown eyes.
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What, no causational correlation? This falls into the realm of trivia.
Finding a correlation is always the first step in research. Now that there is an established correlation we can begin to investigate why.
"the next step is to try and replicate the study's results." .............One thing at a time.
Causational correlation? Can't tell if that's a serious comment or not...
Correlation != Causation
Hardly.
Sigh...whenever I see studies like this, I get worried about what they controlled for. Or in this case, what they didn't. If they're looking at Euro-Americans, then there is a cultural component alongside the genetic component. Can they really claim that genes for eye color are responsible, and not the socialization that occurs as a result of being in a cultural group that is predominantly light-eyed?