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An article by Stanton Peele makes the case that there is strong evidence that reasonable levels of drinking are healthy, and if fact beneficial to your health compared with abstinence.
For all levels of drinking, including the highest one, for both men and women, death rates did not reach those for abstainers.
[...] Of course, abstainers may not drink because they are already ill. Thus the meta-analysis relied on studies that eliminated subjects who are abstaining due to illness, or else contrast drinkers with lifetime abstainers.
There isn't a list of references in the article, but this study may be one of the supporting ones: Alcohol Dosing and Total Mortality in Men and Women: An Updated Meta-analysis of 34 Prospective Studies.
There are, no doubt, reasonable criticisms that can be made, but there does seem to be a case for saying that drinking some alcohol is beneficial.
Article also published in: Pacific Standard Magazine
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Thursday August 28 2014, @10:24PM
... uhm ah ... whats healthy anyway?
You know, that state you reach after you cut everything you enjoy out of your life.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 2) by tathra on Friday August 29 2014, @12:23AM
only if you enjoy living a disgusting, filthy lifestyle. the intersection of the venn diagram of "healthy" and "enjoyable" is huge.
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Friday August 29 2014, @02:47PM
If you read health magazines, the number of different ways that food can be unhealthy for you seems to be functionally infinite. So in practice, anything I actually enjoy the flavor of has something supposedly harmful to me in it. I guess if you really like eating plain carrots and celery and drinking water, good on you.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 29 2014, @03:50PM
Hey I was under the weather and I wasn’t getting better so I went to get a physical check
And when I went to the doc it was a heck of a shock, he told me boy you are a miserable wreck.
He said your liver’s all swollen and your stomach’s got a hole in it from drinkin too much for too long.
And there’s a good indication you’ve got bad circulation cause your blood pressure almost gone
And you got no reflexes in your solar plexus when I tap you on the top of your knee.
He said your pulse ain’t steady and your lungs getting ready to collapse every time that you breathe.
And at the rate you’re goin all the tests are showin; boy you’ll never live to get old.
But I came up with a plan to make you healthy again, but boy you gotta do what you’re told.
That’s when he told me
Chorus
If you dig it don’t do it
And if you like it better leave it alone
And if it’s too much fun that outta clue you son
That you’re probably doing something that wrong
And I’m surprised at you and all the things you do
Boy cause that ain’t what your body is for
And if you think its bad so far wait til’ after this guitar
Cause the doctor said a whole lot more
Solo
He told me cut out your boozing, quit them drugs you been using and don’t be smoking no cigarettes.
And you know lovin a stranger nowadays boy, man is just like playin Russian roulette.
And get the grease out your diet, better broil it don’t fry it and don’t you eat no more Bar-B-Que.
I wouldn’t tell you no lie, take this rule and apply. Now, son listen to what you better do.
Chorus
If you dig it don’t do it
And if you like it better leave it alone
And if it’s too much fun that outta clue you son
That you’re probably doing something that wrong
And if it’s too good to you well don’t let it fool you
Cause you’re playin in the danger zone
And I kept waitin and waitin for the man to finish, but the sucker just went on and on.
Solo
And then he told me cut out all sweets and don’t be cramping your feet in them pointed-toe Italian shoes.
And he said boy lookie here you gonna damage your ears playin them loud rockin rhythm and blues.
And if a rabbit don’t eat it buddy you don’t need it, that’s the rules on your new menu
You better get you a pen I ain’t gonna say it again cause there’s a whole lot more that you need to do.
You need to lose some weight; you need to stand up straight, boy your posture is a terrible disgrace.
You need to suck in your gut; you need to tuck in your butt; you need to clear them zits up off of your face.
Chorus
If you dig it don’t do it
And if you like it better leave it alone
And if it’s too much fun that outta clue you son
That you’re probably doing something that wrong
And if it’s too good to you well don’t let it fool you
Cause you’re playin in the danger zone
And I kept waitin and waitin for the man to finish, but the sucker just went on and on….. on and on…. and on…..and on….. and on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcUWF8_QpJE [youtube.com]