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> But I have read a ton of conflicting studies about this, and there are definitely some meta-studies which indicate it's rather difficult to drink enough to ma
by mercer 9y ago
> But I have read a ton of conflicting studies about this, and there are definitely some meta-studies which indicate it's rather difficult to drink enough to make your mortality worse than a non-drinker.
I'm extremely skeptical of this as it seems to obvious to me that drinking to excess is bad for the body. But I haven't done the research.
Do you have some links for evidence? I'm honestly curious.
- kgwgk 9y agoI agree. I found this, for example (http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(13)62247-3/fulltext http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-67...): > Among 57 361 male smokers with no previous disease, the estimated 20-year risks of death at ages 35–54 years were 16% (95% CI 15–17) for those who reported consuming less than a bottle of vodka per week at baseline, 20% (18–22) for those consuming 1–2·9 bottles per week, and 35% (31–39) for those consuming three or more bottles per week Maybe there are some confounders not controlled for, but the association seems to go in the expected direction.