"Medically safe" and "acceptable risk" are very different terms with different meanings. The medical establishment also says there's no safe amount of alcohol

"Medically safe" and "acceptable risk" are very different terms with different meanings. The medical establishment also says there's no safe amount of alcohol use, but that doesn't stop people from (rightly, I believe) enjoying a beer or glass of wine every now and then. The medical establishment's obsession with harm/risk reduction to the extreme is hazardous to human flourishing, in my opinion. We all have to come to terms with our eventual death to make the most of the life we have. I think the medical establishment is more motivated by insurance policy profits than by a desire to promote human flourishing. Joy and friendship and enjoyment and gratitude (etc.) are far better for our well-being than minimization of harm.