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posted by Fnord666 on Thursday February 22 2018, @06:17AM   Printer-friendly
from the all-things-in-moderation dept.

On the one hand, drinking alcohol may make you live longer.

Drinking could help you live longer—that's the good news for happy-hour enthusiasts from a study presented last week at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. According to the study, people who live to 90 or older often drink moderately.

On the other, you might not remember who you are any more.

Heavy drinkers are putting themselves at risk of dementia, according to the largest study of its kind ever conducted.


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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 22 2018, @09:02AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 22 2018, @09:02AM (#641712)

    Friday night: 4 Beers @ 2 units each plus 2 Ciders @ 3.7 units each = 15.4 units
    Saturday night: (As above) = 15.4 units
    Total for the week = 30.8 units

    Now, where was I going with this, can't remember why I started...

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