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There's unsubstantiated and nonsensical assumptions in your comment starting with assuming that anyone who doesn't ingest alcohol does it to avoid exacerbating current health conditions, leading to those that drink moderately being healthier than those who don't drink. That's absurd.
I'll make an assumption of my own. A significant portion of your identify and social life is in "moderate" drinking and you're very keen to justify that as "healthy."
What on earth are you talking about? Why are you so angry?
I didn't say "anyone who doesn't invest alcohol does it to avoid exacerbating current health conditions", I said a lot. Later studies have actually separated these groups to show this effect exists. I don't know how that could possibly be nonsensical, but I didn't cite anything because this was all over the news and has even been mentioned elsewhere on the thread. Older studies, after undergoing meta-analysis, don't hold up due to omitted variable bias like the one I mentioned, income (wealthier people tend to drink a little wine, surprise! They also have better health care), and others: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2802963?utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_term=033123
Your take on my personal life is not only super weird, it's extremely wrong. By all standard measures I am a "binge drinker" where I don't drink at all then will drink heavily when hanging out with friends, though I do occasionally have drinks with dinner.
Take a break from the Internet, man.