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> I am going to stop drinking It’s important you do what is best for you, however, in general I recommend avoiding excessive drink but enjoy one or two really
by nyokodo 5y ago
> I am going to stop drinking
It’s important you do what is best for you, however, in general I recommend avoiding excessive drink but enjoy one or two really nice drinks occasionally with friends who do the same. Why do so many tend towards drunkenness or prohibition? There is a third option in the middle.
- lolinder 5y agoThe OP is reacting to a study that made it to the front page a few days ago that found that no amount of alcohol was safe. I suspect that they're not trying to solve a drunkenness problem, they're trying to drop a substance that more and more studies are showing has negative effects in any quantity. EDIT: here's the link to the previous discussion as requested in a comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30009529 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30009529
- nyokodo 5y ago> no amount of alcohol was safe You didn’t link to the study so I can’t confirm, however I’m guessing the behavior I recommend would constitute a tiny added risk overshadowed immensely by other behaviors they delight in.
- abno525 5y agoThats the one I found: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.10.21256931v1.full.pdf https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.10.21256931v... forbes linked it: https://www.forbes.com/sites/elvaramirez/2021/06/01/study-no-amount-of-drinking-alcohol-is-safe-for-brain-health/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/elvaramirez/2021/06/01/study-no...
- lolinder 5y agoThis is the previous discussion they were referring to: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30009529 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30009529