Originally Posted by
merlinextraligh
See the studies in post 60. Whole lot of evidence that moderate consumption of alcohol is in fact good for you.
In fact the effect is so strong, that on a population basis, the positive effect for moderate drinkers out-Weighs the harm from abuse.
The post #60 is so painfully vague: "Lived longer... less likely to die... " What on earth were the controls?? How can we quantify the information? How much of their results were noise and had no actual correlation? And to that... I would say the positive effect can not outweigh the harm from
abuse --> which includes death, abuse, car accidents, illness (Cirrhosis) and general uselessness (passed out on the lawn).
Originally Posted by
NathanC
I have no problem with anything you just said. All those related studies seem only look at the moderate consumption of alcohol v. abuse of alcohol purely on a health level. What about all the other anguish that comes from the abuse of alcohol; violence, marriage breakdown, economic loss etc. Do these studies take that into account?
I don't think so... and where is the control for the person NOT consuming alcohol?