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Nearly 2 billion of world population adheres to a religion that expressly prohibits alcohol consumption, and I'm sure a very good amount out of that makes it to
by pen2l 7y ago
Nearly 2 billion of world population adheres to a religion that expressly prohibits alcohol consumption, and I'm sure a very good amount out of that makes it to a ripe old age.
- nate_meurer 7y agoSure, but that wouldn't disprove the notion that alcohol might have some benefit. There is evidence that ethanol enhances the liver's ability to properly manage its fat stores, and thus might be protective against steatosis [1]. But this is controversial, and it seems that experts are largely unwilling to endorse alcohol consumption in the presence of any liver problems [2]. 1 - https://academic.oup.com/mend/article/21/10/2541/2738565 https://academic.oup.com/mend/article/21/10/2541/2738565 - He L et al. Dose dependent effects of alcohol on insulin signaling: Partial explanation for biphasic alcohol impact on human health. 2 - https://sci-hub.tw/10.1002/hep.29753 https://sci-hub.tw/10.1002/hep.29753 - Bellentani S et al. Two drinks per day does not take your fatty liver away.
- undersuit 7y agoI'm also unwilling to endorse alcohol consumption, I'm just an avid reader.
- baud147258 7y agoMuslims do drink alcohol. For example in Egypt there's the Stella beer.
- brentis 7y agoFair. I drank for 20yrs and clung on every last article about x drinks beneficial, how reservatol helps, etc., but at end of day I'm skeptical of who shadow funded what. We live in a consumption nation where our GDP is driven by that. I was in denial about drinking and knew it made me feel like crap. Quitting drinking was epic.