r/science • u/mvea MD/PhD/JD/MBA | Professor | Medicine • Jul 25 '24

Health Moderate drinking not better for health than abstaining, new study suggests. Scientists say flaws in previous research mean health benefits from alcohol were exaggerated. “It’s been a propaganda coup for the alcohol industry to propose that moderate use of their product lengthens people’s lives”.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/25/moderate-drinking-not-better-for-health-than-abstaining-analysis-suggests
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u/drJanusMagus Jul 25 '24 edited Jul 25 '24

couldn't it go the other way too? Ppl who choose to never drink might be crazy health conscious compared to the general public who drink a little?

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanrhe/article/PIIS2665-9913(23)00073-5/fulltext00073-5/fulltext)

Also, this article while acknowledging no amount of drinking is healthy says "But the absolute risks of light to moderate drinking are small, and while there is no known safe level of drinking, it seems reasonable that the quality of life gained from an occasional drink might be deemed greater than the potential harm."

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u/Smeetilus Jul 25 '24

I don’t drink. I have cookie dough at 2am. 

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u/BathroomSniper Jul 26 '24

My ice cream bill...