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I think part of it is new information showing no benefit from alcohol consumption, but possible harm even at low levels of consumption. In 2026, alcohol is a he

• cwillu 2mo ago
  It always was a health risk; nobody seriously drank booze for the health benefits, did they??
  • transitorykris 2mo ago
    Wine certainly. Guinness was marketed as being good for you and not uncommon for pregnant women to drink it. Old liqueurs were often considered medicine, with Chartreuse from the article being one. Doctors used to prescribe alcohol during prohibition, but that probably doesn’t count here.
  • annoyingnoob 2mo ago
    But there is new information and new advice. https://med.stanford.edu/news/insights/2025/08/alcohol-consumption-and-your-health--what-the-science-says.html https://med.stanford.edu/news/insights/2025/08/alcohol-consu...
  • rcxdude 2mo ago
    There was some data that suggested a correlation between moderate/low drinking and a slight improvement in health (Like 1-2 glasses of wine and I think specifically cardiovascular health?). New studies have shown that this was mostly a sampling artifact: people with health problems were less likely to drink at all, and that biased the data.