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> Heavy drinkers who have eight or more alcoholic drinks per week So if you have about one drink a day you are doomed (and a "heavy" drinker)? Experience tell
by zabzonk 2y ago
> Heavy drinkers who have eight or more alcoholic drinks per week
So if you have about one drink a day you are doomed (and a "heavy" drinker)? Experience tells that this is simply not the case, and is crap promulgated by mad the mad teetotal faction.
- jeromegv 2y agoLooks like you’re in denial. It’s not about what is socially acceptable, it’s about the health impact.
- zabzonk 2y agoIn denial about what? Did I mention social acceptability? I questioned that one drink a day was harmful.
- satvikpendem 2y ago> I questioned that one drink a day was harmful. https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/04-01-2023-no-level-of-alcohol-consumption-is-safe-for-our-health https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/04-01-2023-no-level-of-...
- zabzonk 2y agoYes, yes - there any number of these silly reports. There are probably a similar number claiming that drinking is good for you.
- intrasight 2y agoWhat mostly matters in science is the consensus, and the consensus currently is that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption.
- boomboomsubban 2y agoOne drink a day is seven a week. If your family describe you as regularly having more, I doubt you're having eight. More likely you're getting drunk on a regular basis.
- zabzonk 2y agoIf I have a glass of wine with a meal I'm a drunk. Thanks. But it is my life.
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- boomboomsubban 2y agoThe cohorts are fairly clearly separated into "doesn't drink," "drinks moderately," and "drinks heavily." They have to define them somehow, and "regularly drinks more than one drink a day" seems like a good way to do so. I'm sure some people are misclassified in both groups. If you're improperly classified because once a week you have two glasses of wine rather than one, I doubt your risk is that much higher. That said, moderate and heavy drinkers saw the same rates.
- zabzonk 2y agoMy point is that one drink a day is in no way "heavy drinking" - that would be one bottle of wine a day, or more. But I don't care. Nobody lives forever. If you enjoy drinking, and don't harm anyone but yourself doing so, then why not?
- boomboomsubban 2y agoOne drink a day is seven drinks a week. The article agrees it isn't heavy drinking.