Current Events > No amount of alcohol is good for your overall health, global study says

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https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/23/health/global-alcohol-study/index.html

"The most surprising finding was that even small amounts of alcohol use contribute to health loss globally," said senior study author Emmanuela Gakidou, a professor at the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. "We're used to hearing that a drink or two a day is fine. But the evidence is the evidence."

lol @ people who said that drinking is ok if done in moderation. That was always just an excuse to drink literal poison.
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Well then, I'm glad I stopped.
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time to repeal the 21st amendment
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TC is the guy who gets stuck at home pounding his anime pillow while others are out partying and having a good time

And yet I just read a study saying the exact opposite:

https://psmag.com/social-justice/truth-wont-admit-drinking-healthy-87891

Life's too short anyway, might as well have fun.
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It always amuses me when people try to attribute light alcohol use to healthy living as if they don't drink entire bottles of wine, multiple bottles of beer and/or multiple shots of liquor when they partake.

It's just meant to taste good and get you buzzed/drunk.
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You're gonna die anyway, so may as well enjoy booze and bacon while you can.

Drinking poison is bad for you.

Shocking.
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No amount of alcohol is good for you.

...meaning zero amounts of alcohol is also not good for you!

Drink up fuckers.
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Nah, reduces risk of cancer and heart disease.
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What's the point of health if I'm not enjoying myself?
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slothica posted...

No amount of alcohol is good for you.

...meaning zero amounts of alcohol is also not good for you!

Drink up fuckers.

Best logic I've heard on the subject ever. You win the topic.
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What about the numerous studies that say otherwise?
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As long as no study comes out declaring Caffeine to be poisonous, I'm ok.

IDGAF about alcohol and the only reason I tolerate it is because some beers taste so good that it's worth operating at less than 100% for the flavor alone.

As for caffeine, until they release decaf versions of coffees that taste as good as the regular ones, there's only one option, and caffeine boosts you rather than drags you down, so it's not a total loss.
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Irony posted...

Nah, reduces risk of cancer and heart disease.

Wasn't that because of the grapes in wine? Just eat grapes.
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voldothegr8 posted...

What about the numerous studies that say otherwise?

Study says "The evidence is the evidence" aka "because I said so"
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Well, yeah, that's not exactly surprising. The only "real" argument for alcohol historically was when medieval brewers had really low-abv beers that could be substituted for (often contaminated) water.
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Oh, I agree. Its always been an excuse. There are so many people who are alcohol dependent, on a 2/night basis. If you freak out when you dont have your two beers, then youve got a problem that better to be addressed before it gets worse.
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Everything we consume is bad for us.

News flash: we are all gonna die someday. Fuck it, give me a beer
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Questionmarktarius posted...

You're gonna die anyway, so may as well enjoy booze and bacon while you can.

The internet has ruined bacon by acting like it came out ten years ago. I eat it less because of the annoying memes. The internet made me somewhat healthier! NICE!

Forgettable posted...

Doesn't matter, feels good.

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Meanwhile other studies says its okay

Lol @ people who put their full trust in one study

Confirmation bias at its best
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hope it kills me sooner
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Society has done a great disservice to health conscious people.

They treat not ideal but not too harmful behaviors such as eating an Oreo cookie a day or having a beer a day as bad as being an fucking alcoholic or drinking pig lard every day.

The result is people underestimate the effects of real health problems such as alcoholism because the risks of having 1 beer a day are overly exaggerated

Questionmarktarius posted...

You're gonna die anyway, so may as well enjoy booze and bacon while you can.

http://baconbeercanbirkan.com/
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Bunch of alcoholics ITT.
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I saw bacon flavored vodka at the liquor store once. People are fucking nasty.

ITT: people putting their heads in the sand
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Ruid posted...

I saw bacon flavored vodka at the liquor store once. People are fucking nasty.

Sounds like bloody mary material
That or jalapeo vodka
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Processed meat, milk, cheese, and poultry is also bad for you.
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Kisai posted...

Bunch of alcoholics ITT.

And?...
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I fucking love peppers but I don't want them in my alcohol.

Spam_n_eggs posted...

Society has done a great disservice to health conscious people.

They treat not ideal but not too harmful behaviors such as eating an Oreo cookie a day or having a beer a day as bad as being an fucking alcoholic or drinking pig lard every day.

The result is people underestimate the effects of real health problems such as alcoholism because the risks of having 1 beer a day are overly exaggerated

One beer per day can lead to more serious issues. Alcoholism comes out of nowhere, sometimes. The FDA tells us that we can consume about 40g of sugar every day. Thats one can of Coke or 10 sugar cubes. Thats not natural and people are starving themselves to cut carbs without even knowing what theyre doing.

Basically, anything with massive sugar content is something that everybody should avoid. Theres just no need for it. Same thing with alcohol. The problem is that society wants two beers per day to be the norm and a guy without a beer at the party is the odd guy in the bunch.

Also, this is why people are fat. Cut out sugar and alcohol if you want to get thin.
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Donald Trump confirmed to live to at least 100.
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I wish a bitch would try to take my Hennessy
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Damn_Underscore posted...

time to repeal the 21st amendment

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Rob Cesternino posted...

"We're used to hearing that a drink or two a day is fine. But the evidence is the evidence."

I absolutely do not consider a drink a day light alcohol use. Daily drinking? Really?

Except for the rare glass of wine with dinner I only drink alcohol to binge and get drunk; that way it's a special event that I do no more than once a week, usually once every two or three weeks. Even then I'm under no illusion that it's healthy.
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If was up to these all studies we would all live in bubble wrap and eat carrots all day fuck all that
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I typically drink 2 shots of Korean rice wine a day.
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Pow Pow Punishment posted...

Rob Cesternino posted...

"We're used to hearing that a drink or two a day is fine. But the evidence is the evidence."

I absolutely do not consider a drink a day light alcohol use. Daily drinking? Really?

Except for the rare glass of wine with dinner I only drink alcohol to binge and get drunk; that way it's a special event that I do no more than once a week, usually once every two or three weeks. Even then I'm under no illusion that it's healthy.

I agree. I hear 'drinking in moderation is fine', and I think of having a couple beers on the weekend.

Then you got people literally saying that 14 beers a week is 'light'. wtf?
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Besides things like the antioxidant properties of wine, alcohol is poison to the human body.

Sure it was healthier for humans when water quality was terrible since the alcohol kills germs. Nowadays you can't really use that excuse if you live in a 1st world country.
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YellowSUV posted...

Besides things like the antioxidant properties of wine, alcohol is poison to the human body.

Sure it was healthier for humans when water quality was terrible since the alcohol kills germs. Nowadays you can't really use that excuse if you live in a 1st world country.

So much wrong in this post lmao

Drinking daily isn't good for you

In other news, water is wet

Let's see what groundbreaking "study" TC posts on the next episode of "dumb shit"
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I'll drink to that
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KhanJohnny posted...

YellowSUV posted...

Besides things like the antioxidant properties of wine, alcohol is poison to the human body.

Sure it was healthier for humans when water quality was terrible since the alcohol kills germs. Nowadays you can't really use that excuse if you live in a 1st world country.

So much wrong in this post lmao

What a great and informative response.
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I'd rather be a drunk dude than a furry
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Fucking everything is bad for you. I ain't quitting craft beer
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