Drinking with statistics

I drink a lot of diet soda. I know it’s full of chemicals and artificial sweeteners, but when I’m looking for a caffeine kick, it’s either that or coffee. In fact, I average about three cans per day. Now according to a recent study, I may have a 57.1% higher chance of becoming obese than if I didn’t drink the stuff.

That sucks.

Then I found some encouraging news in this study:

“The odds of obesity among current drinkers were 0.73 times lower than the odds among non-drinkers.”

Using a little arithmetic, I can reduce my obesity risk to about 15.4% by pouring a little bourbon in my soda. I suppose I could reduce it a bit more by going out and exercising.

Maybe after this buzz wears off.

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