No safe level of alcohol, new study concludes

[phands]

Ouch....

A new scientific study concludes there is no safe level of drinking alcohol.


The study, published today in the international medical journal The Lancet, shows that in 2016, nearly 3 million deaths globally were attributed to alcohol use, including 12 percent of deaths in males between the ages of 15 and 49.


"The health risks associated with alcohol are massive," said Dr. Emmanuela Gakidou of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington and the senior author of the study. "Our findings are consistent with other recent research, which found clear and convincing correlations between drinking and premature death, cancer, and cardiovascular problems. Zero alcohol consumption minimizes the overall risk of health loss." Gakidou is a professor of health metrics sciences at the UW School of Medicine, and of global health at the UW School of Public Health.


The study does not distinguish between beer, wine, and liquor due to a lack of evidence when estimating the disease burden, Gakidou said. However, researchers used data on all alcohol-related deaths generally and related health outcomes to determine their conclusions.


Alcohol use patterns vary widely by country and by sex, the average consumption per drinker, and the attributable disease burden. Globally, more than 2 billion people were current drinkers in 2016; 63% were male.

More at:- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180824103018.htm

 

[Derec]

The Lancet? Aren't they the autism vaccine guys?

 

[steve_bank]

Eggs were good, then bad now good again. Collectively fats were poison, now they are not. Margarines was a good butter substituted now it is not.

Correlation does not mean causation.


It uis near impossible to isolate variables sufficiently to draw hard conclusions. I've gotten that from my doctors./

Excess alcohol does damage. The idea that there is no safe level would be hard to prove statistically.