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> Wine @ 5. People in all Blue Zones (except Adventists) drink alcohol moderately and regularly. Moderate drinkers outlive nondrinkers. The trick is to drink 1

> Wine @ 5. People in all Blue Zones (except Adventists) drink alcohol moderately and regularly. Moderate drinkers outlive nondrinkers. The trick is to drink 1 to 2 glasses per day (preferably Sardinian Cannonau wine), with friends and/or with food. I thought that the “one glass on wine per day” recommendation had been debunked. Is it still debatable? Here is one source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/23/no-healthy-level-of-alcohol-consumption-says-major-study https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/23/no-healthy-l...

oezi 4y ago
The study which the Guardian piece is based on: https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0140-6736%2818%2931310-2 https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0140-6736%2818... A more recent follow-up that finds some benefits of low levels of alcohol for older people: https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(22)00847-9/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(22)00847-9/full...