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Originally Posted by CoMoChief
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.
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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