re: Moderate drinking makes heart tougher per study

What about moderate cocaine use?



ETA: I’m asking for the same friend as delta.

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The top 10% of drinkers account for more than half of all alcohol consumed in the U.S.

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This stat is amazing.

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I'm not surprised. I have several older relatives that should be dead from a lifetime of drinking. Instead, they've been preserved, pickled if you will.

I wonder who funded that study?

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Moderate drinking makes heart tougher per study

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Finally, something people of all political beliefs can be excited about together!

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The ninth decile consumes 15.28 drinks per week. Two drinks a day, top 20% in terms of alcohol consumption. 

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Alcohol can strengthen the heart

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Well in that case...

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The sixth decile consumes .63 drinks per week. That's a little over half a drink, or 32 drinks a year. So, 60 percent of Americans aged 18 and over consumer half a drink or less a week.

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I'm not sure this is an accurate extrapolation. It's usually is about one's typical consumption, but even a few times throughout the year with heavier drinking could skew that quickly, yet wouldn't get considered under typical circumstances.

For example, if a person has a drink every week or every other week on average, then they would probably report it as such (say 40 per year on average). But if there are occasions every other month or so occathroughout year, (wedding, parties, holidays, work happy hours, etc) and one occasion where they go all out (all weekend bachelor party), I doubt they say:

"Well I drank 40 during my typical day to day stuff, I drank 30 at those 6 parties, and had 30 at the bachelor party, so I actually drank 100 total which is almost two per week."