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WHO calls for cigarette-style cancer warnings on alcohol packaging (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Not all problems from alcohol come from alcoholism.

There was a thought process that alcohol could apply some health benefits below a certain consumption level.

It has been now accepted that there is no "safe" amount of alcohol.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's not the same thing as saying it doesn't help you survive shit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Alcohol did help people survive in the past.

Beer was a very common way to create a potable water source in the past and provided calories that could be preserved over time.

Nowadays, the use of alcohol as a preservative isn't necessary. A reevaluation of alcohol in all its forms in the modern context shows that it causes a net harm to health, even at low volumes.