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Did they control for all of the comorbidities associated with non-drinkers? A lot of people who don't drink are not abstaining for some health augmentation or
by _huayra_ 4y ago
Did they control for all of the comorbidities associated with non-drinkers?
A lot of people who don't drink are not abstaining for some health augmentation or lifestyle choice, but because drinking any amount of alcohol would send them into a very early grave.
It seems like these hidden confounding factors are more plausible of an explanation that the "0 drinks per day" group has higher morbidity, compared to "alcohol is healthy in moderate amounts" explanation for the bottom of the J curve.
- hungryforcodes 4y agoWhich group of society would go to a very early grave by drinking ANY amount of alcohol?
- uptownJimmy 4y agoVery rough estimates say there are ~6 million Americans with Chron's or Ulcerative Colitis, none of whom have ANY business drinking ANY amount of alcohol. That's just one group. There are other groups, I'm sure, but that's the one I'm painfully familiar with.
- hungryforcodes 4y agoAnd what happens if they drink a beer or have a glass of wine?