Re: False Religions And Cults
Thank you for the links. The first of them is actually useful, as it cites numerous studies, albeit in a painfully oblique way. While it would be much better if you cited specific pages, I was able to search the pdf for "alcohol" and "wine."
The other two links are just for decoration, they are just meaningless assertions without actual data, so I just glanced over them without reading.
What I do not understand, is how did we get from "red wine in moderation is good for your heart" to "alcohol increases breast cancer risk." One, these are two totally different aspects of health, two, in case you haven't noticed, the term "alcoholic beverages" is a very wide category, which includes not just red wine but also other drinks ranging from beer to Cuba libre. Three, I think we have already covered the "in moderation" aspect of it. Practically everything can be bad for you if you eat/drink too much of it. Yes, even water. Just google hyponatremia.
Interestingly enough, the only alcoholic beverage which seems to be increasing the breast cancer risk in premenopausal women is beer, as noted on page 33 of the report. I'm not a beer fan, so according to the report you cite, I'm still safe occasionally sipping a glass of Shiraz until I hit menopause.
In this case, please be a sweetie, and try to learn and apply in your subsequent posts the scientific method as explained in the post linked above.
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The other two links are just for decoration, they are just meaningless assertions without actual data, so I just glanced over them without reading.
What I do not understand, is how did we get from "red wine in moderation is good for your heart" to "alcohol increases breast cancer risk." One, these are two totally different aspects of health, two, in case you haven't noticed, the term "alcoholic beverages" is a very wide category, which includes not just red wine but also other drinks ranging from beer to Cuba libre. Three, I think we have already covered the "in moderation" aspect of it. Practically everything can be bad for you if you eat/drink too much of it. Yes, even water. Just google hyponatremia.
Interestingly enough, the only alcoholic beverage which seems to be increasing the breast cancer risk in premenopausal women is beer, as noted on page 33 of the report. I'm not a beer fan, so according to the report you cite, I'm still safe occasionally sipping a glass of Shiraz until I hit menopause.

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