US Alcohol Consumption vs US Adult Obesity

US Alcohol Consumption and US Adult Obesity correlate at r = +0.92 over 21 years (2000–2020), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.19. Likely spurious (shared time trend).

Verdict: Likely spurious (shared time trend). Both series mostly just trend over time. After removing that trend the correlation collapses to 0.19 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.

Pearson r: +0.92
p-value: < 0.0001
Years compared (n): 21 (2000–2020)
95% confidence interval: 0.81 to 0.97
Correlation with the time trend removed: +0.19

Sources

US Alcohol Consumption (litres/person): Our World in Data. US Alcohol Consumption (Our World in Data: Alcohol consumption).
US Adult Obesity (% of adults): Our World in Data. US Adult Obesity (Our World in Data: Obesity among adults, BMI >= 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%) - Sex: both sexes - Age group: 18+ years of age).

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US Adult Obesity vs US Population (r = +1.00)
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US Adult Obesity vs US Internet Users (r = +0.98)

Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.