2 drinks a day is a lot of alcohol imo. I'd love a study that looks at more normal amounts of alcohol (imo being less than 0.5 drinks a day on average)

[–] loppy@fedia.io 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think one of the main points of this study is exactly to show that studying such smaller quantities would be worthwhile and could have tangible health implications

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

They are addressing a common myth that a small amount of alcohol has health benefits, which has always been bullshit junk science promoted by beer and wine industry and european culture.

It was true 250 years ago in the time of cholera, when it was safer to drink weak ales than local water supplies.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah I have 1-3 drinks per week.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

but some governments call this a safe level.

Canada, updated in 2023 but was 2x this before:

0 drinks/week: No risk; better health and sleep.

1–2 drinks/week: Low risk; likely to avoid alcohol-related consequences.

3–6 drinks/week: Moderate risk; increased risk of developing several types of cancer.

7+ drinks/week: Increasingly high risk of heart disease or stroke.