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Moderate drinking not better for health than abstaining, analysis suggests (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 4 months ago by MicroWave to c/health

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For the regular boozer it is a source of great comfort: the fat pile of studies that say a daily tipple is better for a longer life than avoiding alcohol completely.

But a new analysis challenges the thinking and blames the rosy message on flawed research that compares drinkers with people who are sick and sober.

Scientists in Canada delved into 107 published studies on people’s drinking habits and how long they lived. In most cases, they found that drinkers were compared with people who abstained or consumed very little alcohol, without taking into account that some had cut down or quit through ill health.

The finding means that amid the abstainers and occasional drinkers are a significant number of sick people, bringing the group’s average health down, and making light to moderate drinkers look better off in comparison.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Just a reminder that Italy has the longest life expectancy in Europe.

Quality food + exercise? Probably. But they're no strangers to a glass of wine or aperol.

[–] AngryCommieKender 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Japan has the longest life expectancy in the world unless they lost it recently. They are also known to be prolific drinkers

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Yes, this is true but to be honest a lot of us (Asians) are allergic to alcohol. My entire family does not drink, on account of this. Although I am not a Japanese national, so I can't speak on that sort of culture. In coming out, I drank quite a bit. Now, not at all. I enjoy my life much better sober than pretending I can handle alcohol. Although, I still miss the tastes of some sour drinks (sour beer and tart wines namely).