On Jul 26, 2011, at 12:28 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Two studies have appeared today in the same issue of Annals of > Internal Medicine.
And if the popular media, and even some researchers, can use correlational research to infer that exercise prevents AD, then just for fun, let's use a different reasoning error, inferences based on anecdotes, to support the claim that exercise doesn't prevent AD or even that exercise causes AD. Former athletes and highly active seniors have developed Alzheimer's. I did a very quick search and came up with only a few names, but I'm sure that many more can be added, including friends and relatives. Joe Adcock, baseball player Marv Owen, baseball player Betty Schwartz, Olympic gold medal winner in track Ronald Reagan (he had a regular "fitness routine" that he described here: http://www.parade.com/news/2011/01/16-reagan-fitness.html) I left out athletes who may have experienced frequent concussions (football and hockey players); and of course, former professional athletes may not have continued exercising later in life. But who cares? We can replace those names with others if we must. That's the beauty of anecdotal evidence! Best, Jeff -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. SCC: Professor of Psychology MCCCD: General Studies Faculty Representative CV: http://www.scottsdalecc.edu/ricker/curriculum_vitae.html PSY 101: http://www.scottsdalecc.edu/ricker/psy101/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scottsdale Community College 9000 E. Chaparral Road Scottsdale, AZ 85256-2626 Office: SB-123 Phone: (480) 423-6213 Fax: (480) 423-6298 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=11626 or send a blank email to leave-11626-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
