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> are there ever times when alcohol is actually good for your body? The fact that we evolved tolerance to it probably means that there's at least a cost/benefi
by raverbashing 4y ago
> are there ever times when alcohol is actually good for your body?
The fact that we evolved tolerance to it probably means that there's at least a cost/benefit analysis there (see the sibling comment as well)
Off my head I'm not even sure how does alcohol tolerance compare with lactose tolerance (something with proven nutritional benefits), but I think it's a higher number
- nephanth 4y agoThe reasons I heard about us developing alcohol tolerance was that it allowed our ancestors to eat ripe fruit that had fallen from the tree and begun fermenting, with the evolutionary advantages that - they have higher calorie intake, especially if you can metabolize the alcohol into energy - the alcohol kills pathogens that might have infected the fruit otherwise - it probably also acted as a kind of mouthwash - plus, in a hunter gatherer lifestyle where resources (including food and alcohol) are scarce, the possibility addiction is probably not at all as much of a problem