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I was under the impression that any amount of alcohol consumption has overall negative impact, in that it raises your overall risk of cancer and other digestive and liver problems.
Studies are all over the board. 10 years ago the consensus was that minor alcohol use was better than abstention. But obviously there were important confounders such as 1) drinkers have more friends and 2) many teetotallers are ex-alcoholics.
More recently there was a big new study that tried to claim all alcohol use was bad that sent my bullshit detector into overdrive.
So what to believe? If you think, as I do, that it's important to consult non-cucked sources, here's a good one:
https://www.emilkirkegaard.com/p/is-some-alcohol-good-for-you
According to the article, the balance of evidence would seem to indicate a slight positive effect for drinking in very small amounts, and then negative effects after 2 drinks a day.
Did they ever try to correct for #1?
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Epistemic status total raging speculation, but I wonder if there's a significant effect of how exactly you drink (average less than 2 drinks per day, but in reality that's getting pretty drunk at 2 or 3 social events per month? A glass of wine or two with dinner with your loved ones? Or a stiff double just to get to sleep each night?) and/or of who exactly you are. Some research suggests alcohol might be beneficial for heart health but harmful to other organs systems - maybe if you're predisposed to heart problems you're better off drinking a little, but not otherwise.
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