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Comment by Sakshi Srivastava

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Health reporter with First Check who writes on health-related misinformation, its consequences, and public health issues
Although it uses a prospective design, it remains observational in nature, meaning it cannot definitively establish cause and effect.
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Sakshi Srivastava, "Can eating eggs regularly lower Alzheimer’s risk? New study reveals surprising link," The Week, updated May 7, 2026.
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Observational nutrition studies are too confounded to show whether eggs cause harm
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AI Verified The article explicitly says the study is observational and cannot establish cause and effect, which is directly on the causality/confounding question. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 36min ago
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AI Verified The article says the study is observational and cannot establish cause and effect, so the recorded answer for the causality/confounding claim is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 35min ago

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AI Verified The Week article says the study is observational and cannot definitively establish cause and effect, matching the stored quote. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 36min ago
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