> To identify a “safe” level of alcohol consumption, valid scientific evidence would need to demonstrate that at and below a certain level, there is no risk of

> To identify a “safe” level of alcohol consumption, valid scientific evidence would need to demonstrate that at and below a certain level, there is no risk of illness or injury associated with alcohol consumption. The new WHO statement clarifies: currently available evidence cannot indicate the existence of a threshold at which the carcinogenic effects of alcohol “switch on” and start to manifest in the human body. This does not say that it is known to be unsafe. This says that there is not sufficient data to know that it is safe. These are very different things, and presenting the later as is it was the former ~~is dishonest~~ showcases the poor level of statistical literacy that even most otherwise knowledgeable people have.