Drinking is bad for you at any amount. Moderate drinking is a myth. Drink because it's tasty, not to improve your health! https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/apr/12/one-extra-glass-of-wine-will-shorten-your-life-by-30-minutes?CMP=share_btn_tw …
Observational trials can't really establish causation. They do, however, give us evidence towards a point
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Previous large studies like this one have looked at alcohol/drinking and found that a moderate amount of drinking was associated with LESS disease i.e.pic.twitter.com/9SBujEyKiw
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The thing is, this is counter-intuitive. We know that alcohol causes many varied harms, and there's not really a reason why a smaller dose would be less harmful
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There's also what's known as a "dose-response curve" for alcohol. Basically, the more you drink, the worse off you'll bepic.twitter.com/07wOSSuJiW
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So a finding that goes against this well-established evidence is weird Which is where our new study comes in
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They found that a higher intake of alcohol was associated with a range of risks, including all-cause mortality (death)
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They ALSO found a pretty clear dose-response curve, where people who drink more were more likely to diepic.twitter.com/JDai8VCcpd
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Does this mean that any amount of alcohol is definitely bad for you? Well, not exactly
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Is it very likely that there is no 'safe' level of alcohol intake? Almost certainly
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Essentially, this study adds a lot of weight to the idea that drinking any amount of alcohol is doing harm to your health
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By itself it's perhaps not that meaningful, but in the context of other research it's a pretty solid conclusion: alcohol is bad for you at any dose
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