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Researchers have shown that there is a positive correlation between average fat intake and the breast cancer rate across countries. Does this correlation mean that dietary fat is a contributing cause of breast cancer? Explain

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Correlation does not mean causation. Thus, it does not mean that dietary fat is a ...

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