Lancet study: "..the safest level of (alcohol) drinking is none."
 

The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2016 report just published in Lancet included an interesting observational epidemiological study assessing the public health impact of alcohol, which found that the safest level of drinking is none. Here's the conclusion from that reportHere's a link to the BBC report on the study, which has some useful background and commentary: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-45283401

And, finally, here are a couple of critical commentaries, one from Cambridge University's David Spiegelhalter discussing the absolute risk associated with moderate drinking and alternative interpretations of the study results: https://medium.com/wintoncentre/the-...n-2ae8cb006a4a
and another from HealthNewsReview reviewing important limitations in observational research: https://www.healthnewsreview.org/201...el-of-alcohol/

You mean alcohol is bad for you?

Never heard of the GBD...but it sounds like a firm filled w/ a bunch of REALLY smart people.

If you completely cut alcohol from your diet, think about how much more barbecue you could buy.

Really? I had no idea. I did see another study of theirs though that scientifically proves without a fact that water is wet. ****ing changed my life.

Alcohol has no benefit yet 1/3rd of the people born on the planet are a result of alcohol consumption.

In addition to being pleasurable for many, alcohol has some good health benefits for certain conditions like ischemic heart disease and diabetes, but on average those get far outweighed by the detrimental effects of alcohol in regard to cancer, self-harm, and other conditions...at least, that's the conclusion of this study, which took account of various findings of earlier studies in regard to the benefits and harms of alcohol in regard to each of over twenty health conditions . The Global Burden of Disease reports are well-regarded. Here's a link to their website: http://www.healthdata.org/gbd

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My son is in that 1/3.

My god what a great night that was!

Oh to be young!!!!

And many studies cite the one drink a day positives such as lower blood pressure and increasing antioxidants.

I’m using those studies over this.

**** you OP!

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I don't even drink and I think this is dumb. You can replace the word alcohol in the article with 75% of human consumption and activity and get the same result.

I went and dumped my drink down the sink just now after reading this.

It's well documented that every person thats lived to be over 100 years old was an alcoholic at one point. They didn't publish that part.

The Washington Post has an informative story on this study, geared to an American audience: https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...=.3d750a960b93

You've certainly never had an issue with your arrogance ameliorating your ignorance.