Why many studies wrongly claim it's healthy to drink a little alcohol
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Re: Why many studies wrongly claim it's healthy to drink a little alcohol
#2They never include the mental benefits of alcohol. A night out drinking with friends or coworkers has mental health benefits that last, sometimes a lifetime.
Re: Why many studies wrongly claim it's healthy to drink a little alcohol
#3They never include the mental benefits of alcohol. A night out drinking with friends or coworkers has mental health benefits that last, sometimes a lifetime.
Alcohol is not needed for that to be beneficial. Orthogonal at best.
Re: Why many studies wrongly claim it's healthy to drink a little alcohol
#4drinking fermented food is healthy, including beer
Re: Why many studies wrongly claim it's healthy to drink a little alcohol
#5Ethanol is metabolized to acetaldehyde. Aldehydes form crosslinks between proteins and DNA (and DNA with itself). Inactivation of the aldehyde-metabolizing ALDH2 enzyme (which happens in 50% of East Asians) increases risk for various disorders including cancer and late-onset Alzheimer's.
Cancers linked to alcohol use:
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/diet-physical-...
The American Cancer Society recommends avoiding alcohol consumption at any level.
Re: Why many studies wrongly claim it's healthy to drink a little alcohol
#6Have there been studies of nominally non-drinking sub-populations, such as Mormons or Muslims, to understand the effects of alcohol?
Re: Why many studies wrongly claim it's healthy to drink a little alcohol
#7They never include the mental benefits of alcohol. A night out drinking with friends or coworkers has mental health benefits that last, sometimes a lifetime.
A night out drinking can often result in consequences that last a lifetime.
Re: Why many studies wrongly claim it's healthy to drink a little alcohol
#8They never include the mental benefits of alcohol. A night out drinking with friends or coworkers has mental health benefits that last, sometimes a lifetime.
I do think this is true, but if you include those times you'd also have to include the nights where it ruined friendships (or a host of other negative consequences). It would be an impossible study to execute, but I do wonder on-balance across long time periods and large populations what the overall net affect of alchohol is on mental health.
Re: Why many studies wrongly claim it's healthy to drink a little alcohol
#9They never include the mental benefits of alcohol. A night out drinking with friends or coworkers has mental health benefits that last, sometimes a lifetime.
In your experience, is the alcohol required to enjoy the night out?
I've personally had nights out with and without alcohol that were just as much fun. I'm also very much a homebody though, so I'm not a great sample to really say either way.
Re: Why many studies wrongly claim it's healthy to drink a little alcohol
#10I wonder if these poorly-conducted studies are properly reporting any sources of funding an conflict of interest, as well as how they get past peer-review if they have relatively basic methodological flaws.