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> Adults drinking seven to 14 drinks per week could expect, on average, a six-month shorter life expectancy as of age 40 > Those drinking 14 to 25 drinks per w
by laurencerowe 4y ago
> Adults drinking seven to 14 drinks per week could expect, on average, a six-month shorter life expectancy as of age 40
> Those drinking 14 to 25 drinks per week could expect a shorter life expectancy by one to two years
> Those drinking more than 25 drinks per week could expect a shorter life expectancy by four to five years
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/sorting-out-the-health-effects-of-alcohol-2018080614427 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/sorting-out-the-health-e...
- delecti 4y agoEven the lowest of those seems like an astronomical amount to me. I'm not sure I have 14 drinks per year. If increasing my drinking by 52x would on-average lose 6 months of life, seems like I probably shouldn't worry.
- laurencerowe 4y agoTo put it in perspective, life expectancy for men in the US is about 4 years shorter than in Europe.