on June 10, 2026, 11:01:29, in reply to "Agreed. Not arguing there is no damage even from a single drink. These studies showed... "
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that the social benefits of maintaining friendships, opening up to people, engaging in events, etc. also have significant longevity benefits and in many cases seem to offset the damage of social drinking.
Could we all just do all of those things without drinking? Sure, in a perfect world, but we all know that's not how it works.
Hats off to Stu (for real) for being able manage all of those things without a drink. I'm pretty comfortable personally with how my moderate level of drinking enhances my life in other ways. Previous Message
week.
And Stu is correct in stating there is no guaranteed “safe” level of alcohol intake. That is as black/white as it gets. Can most people likely have an occasional drink without fear of probable significant health impact and maybe some self defined personal subjective benefit? Probably. Previous Message
But here we are! :D Previous Message
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/sidelined-
https://apnews.com/article/alcohol-health-study-moderate-drinking-trum
https://www.jsad.com/doi/10.15288/jsad.25-00435 Previous Message
socially can outweigh the physical damage.
I wish everything were black and white. Previous Message
Every drink, on average, reduces your life span by 15 minutes and kills thousands of brain cells.
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- Kajagoogoo June 8, 2026, 16:56:55