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6 years ago, a med school student friend had a really detailed powerpoint presentation showing actually, yes, drinking no alcohol is far better for you. I thin
by mahyarm 12y ago
6 years ago, a med school student friend had a really detailed powerpoint presentation showing actually, yes, drinking no alcohol is far better for you. I think this edge case benefit is just promoted by people wanting to feel better about their alcohol consumption, and not to mention pushed as a repetitive PR point by alcohol companies.
- smokeyj 12y agoLinks would be helpful.
- chriskanan 12y agoA lot of research disagrees with that claim as a general assertion. This site summarizes that research: http://www2.potsdam.edu/alcohol/AlcoholAndHealth.html#.VCS34fmzG8o http://www2.potsdam.edu/alcohol/AlcoholAndHealth.html#.VCS34...
- wes-exp 12y agopromoted by people wanting to feel better about their alcohol consumption Maybe, but this works in reverse too. There is a bias towards assuming that behavior perceived as sinful must also be harmful. This manifests in bad science in any number of examples: meat consumption, fat consumption, and yes, alcohol consumption. The USDA food pyramid (1992 one) came out against sinful fats and guess what happened? A low-fat/high-carb craze that was completely ruinous to public health.