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I always scoffed at people who believed "a glass of wine every night is good for you." It seems pretty obvious that ingesting literal poison every day is not go
by yuuu 5y ago
I always scoffed at people who believed "a glass of wine every night is good for you." It seems pretty obvious that ingesting literal poison every day is not good for you.
- qwytw 5y agoProtein is a literal poison as well if you consume excessive amounts (above 35-40% of all caloric intake).
- tryptophan 5y agoIt can also be infectious, in the case of prions. Ban all protein!
- yuuu 5y agoHere's an experiment: take two bugs. Pour alcohol on one and a protein shake on another. Which one do you think will be more biologically destructive?
- kreeben 5y agoCalming your nerves lowers your heart rate. Lower heart rate leads to less heart problems. Less heart problems leads to longer life. A glass of wine calms your nerves.
- yuuu 5y agoAlcohol increases your heart rate.
- nkurz 5y agoInteresting, I hadn't known that: https://www.escardio.org/The-ESC/Press-Office/Press-releases/drinking-alcohol-makes-your-heart-race https://www.escardio.org/The-ESC/Press-Office/Press-releases... Separately, consider that your assertion would likely be more persuasive to doubters if you'd included a link defending it.