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1-3 beers a week is not what's usually called drinking. It's not even clear if 1 beer (500 ml 5% alcohol) a day is more harmful or beneficial to a healthy adult
by frant-hartm 4y ago
1-3 beers a week is not what's usually called drinking. It's not even clear if 1 beer (500 ml 5% alcohol) a day is more harmful or beneficial to a healthy adult.
- Tepix 4y agoIt seems to be fairly clear that even small amounts of alcohol are unhealthy. For example https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323252 https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323252 (2018). Quote: In August, we covered a large-scale review that drew an unequivocal conclusion: it’s not, in fact, safe to drink any amount of alcohol. Senior author Dr. Emmanuela Gakidou referred to the idea that one or two drinks are safe for health as “a myth.” She said that her and her colleagues’ research found that any level of drinking is tied to an increased risk of early death, cancer, and cardiovascular events.