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Short legs linked to diabetes and obesity risk
The Diabetes Blog
Jul 10th 2006 3:29PM The "short legs" study begins to get a picture of some sort of correlation, but stops short before it tells the real story.
Short legs are frequently caused by poor nutrition at an early age. This poor nutrition is linked to diabetes. So the short legs are but an indicator, a symptom ... not a message of warning to horse jockeys around the world.
For more information, see Dr. Rebecca Goldin's critique at the Statistical Assessment Service -- a DC-based media watchdog that tries to keep the research debate focused on reality, not hyperbole.
http://www.stats.org/stories/short_diabetic_jul10_06.htm
