That Myth About Wine
Basically, it’s not the people who drink zero alcohol who get sick; it’s that people who are sick tend to give up alcohol.
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The smaller, local, independent, licensed growers – intended to benefit from legalization-- have instead found themselves all but shut out of the market, unable to compete with much cheaper offerings.
America now has a new set of recommendations for heart health-- the first since 2017-- courtesy of the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology.
Alcohol features prominently.
That’s likely the result of a number of studies over the past few decades that strongly suggest alcohol is far more damaging to our health, and at much lower levels of consumption, than previously believed.
Of course, nobody expects 100% of American drinkers to give up booze, so the experts offer the usual compromise: they recommend “…for those who choose to drink, consuming no more than two drinks per day for men and no more than one drink per day for women."
Still, I keep running into people who insist that “according to science”, two glasses of red wine a day is actually good for your heart.
It is not. And stop saying that. But don’t take my word for it.
Here’s a link to an explanation by a practicing cardiologist.
Why has this belief been so...
Alcohol features prominently.
That’s likely the result of a number of studies over the past few decades that strongly suggest alcohol is far more damaging to our health, and at much lower levels of consumption, than previously believed.
Of course, nobody expects 100% of American drinkers to give up booze, so the experts offer the usual compromise: they recommend “…for those who choose to drink, consuming no more than two drinks per day for men and no more than one drink per day for women."
Still, I keep running into people who insist that “according to science”, two glasses of red wine a day is actually good for your heart.
It is not. And stop saying that. But don’t take my word for it.
Here’s a link to an explanation by a practicing cardiologist.
Why has this belief been so...
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That Myth About Wine
Basically, it’s not the people who drink zero alcohol who get sick; it’s that people who are sick tend to give up alcohol.
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I was nonetheless surprised to learn that one of the areas where use increased the most was among people in their 70s.
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