return2ozma@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoAdults should have no more than one drink a day, a team of scientists sayswww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down13cross-posted to: health@lemmy.world
arrow-up148arrow-down1external-linkAdults should have no more than one drink a day, a team of scientists sayswww.nbcnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square42linkfedilinkcross-posted to: health@lemmy.world
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up24·2 months agoNo, your body can handle a modest amount. That doesn’t mean it’s healthy. A modest amount still produces acetaldehyde, a group 1 carcinogen that always causes at least some damage. While there is a safe level of consumption, but no level is healthy.
minus-squareDessalines@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoYep. The body can take small amounts of any poison. Doesn’t mean its “healthy” for it.
minus-squarea_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down18·2 months agoThat some damage is absolutely negligible.
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 months agoBut it’s not healthy. “Healthy” means something, right? It doesn’t just mean “negligibly harmful” but rather “improves health.” And it doesn’t.
No, your body can handle a modest amount. That doesn’t mean it’s healthy. A modest amount still produces acetaldehyde, a group 1 carcinogen that always causes at least some damage. While there is a safe level of consumption, but no level is healthy.
Yep. The body can take small amounts of any poison. Doesn’t mean its “healthy” for it.
That some damage is absolutely negligible.
But it’s not healthy.
“Healthy” means something, right? It doesn’t just mean “negligibly harmful” but rather “improves health.”
And it doesn’t.