It is always fun to write a lengthy blog, a detailed thread, and have someone strawman two minor points in that broad discussion to argue that you're wronghttps://twitter.com/sib313/status/1032217398118637576 …
I am not denying the evidence, merely pointing out that there is good reason to believe that the common interpretation - moderate drinking is beneficial - runs counter to a significant body of evidence as well as biological plausibility
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I said this all much less academically in my thread, but if you wanted an academic word-salad there you go
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What this proves is that your initial assumptions (alcohol is harmful) dominate the way you interpret evidence from the literature. Also that the literature if full of contradicting results.
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Both of us (I'm not pretending I'm completely objective) select the facts we like to back the positions we start with. I think my position strains the evidence less, but you disagree.
End of conversation
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