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The headline boils down to: > "I don’t think that everyone who is drinking, even in moderation, needs to stop drinking urgently," says Dr. Manson. But if you d
by DarkNova6 3y ago
The headline boils down to:
> "I don’t think that everyone who is drinking, even in moderation, needs to stop drinking urgently," says Dr. Manson. But if you do drink regularly, it might be a good idea to cut back. Also, if you’re drinking expressly because you’ve been told it protects your heart, you should stop.
Also, the following paragraph is unsurprising in more than one way.
> In addition, the WHF noted that much of the past research on alcohol and heart health consisted of observational studies — not the more reliable randomized controlled trials. When randomized trials were conducted, they failed to find a heart benefit from drinking alcohol
- cassianoleal 3y agoWas there ever a claim of heart benefits from drinking alcohol? I thought it was specific to wine due to resveratrol, rather than the alcohol.
- red-iron-pine 3y agothins the blood, ostensibly making it easier to pass through cholesterol encrusted arteries
- DarkNova6 3y agoIn observable studies you could often observe a "J" type shape. Where people drinking very little amount of alcohol are slightly more healthy than those who don't. But that is to be expected when you are only dealing with epidemiological studies. It is alarming how many claims are made due to epidemiological studies. Worse of all, official guidelines are based on them just as much and easy to manipulate if you have perverse incentives.