currently reading hp6 b/c mini-me had dibs on hp7

new study shows people who drink as little as one soda per day are at a higher risk for heart disease, but as per usual... this begs the question as to whether it's the soda that's causing the risk or whether folks who drink soda do other things that cause them to be at higher risk. that is, are folks that drink a soda per day also practicing other unhealthy habits, and the soda drinking is kind of a symptom of the overall unhealthiness, or do these sodas actually cause the risk of heart disease to rise, all on their own? that is -- how controlled is this experiement... what other factors are at work?

since all this coming out right now, right when i have become fascinated with vault zero, should we consider this a coincidence or a conspiracy? i'm pretty sure it's a conspiracy aimed directly at my vault zero consumption. shall have to investigate further.