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

DeathMonkey writes:

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, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 22 2018, @10:30AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 22 2018, @10:30AM (#641738)

    Drinking 1.5 liters of wine or beer per day will cause dementia, no surprise
    there either if you've ever seen the wreck of an alcoholic.

    Screw that. Can you say cannabis? Sure you can.

    I knew you could...dude.

    Now what was I going on about? Meh, never mind.

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  • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Thursday February 22 2018, @11:20AM

    by Gaaark (41) on Thursday February 22 2018, @11:20AM (#641752) Journal

    Doritos!
    [Spanish for "cat juggling is fun, you should try it!"]

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