Posted on 07/14/2022 8:29:05 PM PDT by BenLurkin
They suggest that global alcohol consumption recommendations should be based on age and location, with the strictest guidelines for men aged 15-39, who are at the greatest risk of harmful alcohol consumption worldwide.
“Our message is simple: young people should not drink, but older people may benefit from drinking small amounts,” said the senior author, Dr Emmanuela Gakidou, professor of health metrics sciences at the University of Washington’s School of Medicine. “While it may not be realistic to think young adults will abstain from drinking, we do think it’s important to communicate the latest evidence so that everyone can make informed decisions about their health.”
The study, published in the Lancet, found that 59% of those who drank harmful amounts were aged 15-39 – people for whom alcohol provided no health benefit and posed risks, including injuries relating to drinking or car accidents, suicides or murders. Three-quarters of harmful drinkers were men.
Researchers looked at the risk of alcohol consumption on 22 health outcomes, including injuries, cardiovascular diseases, and cancers, using 2020 Global Burden of Disease data.
Using this information, the researchers were able to estimate how much alcohol a person could drink before taking on excess risk to their health compared with someone who did not drink any alcohol.
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Hurray!! I’m over 40 and this news leaves that much more for ME!!!!
Sod off
Having fun with adult friends has no health benefit? Get bent global nannies.
Most people party it up while they’re under 40.
Eat bugs and smoke cannabis and you’ll be fine ...
Free drinks for everybody!
(but only if you’re 40, because we care)
It’s much worse than what they’re saying for reasons I’m not getting into here, but there’s ‘life’...there’s ‘living’...and there’s self-destruction.
Some of us grasp the distinction without these over educated blowhards telling us what is ‘healthy’ now after dictating the ‘fat is bad’ lie for half a century (and - most recently - pushing the jabs).
I think Trump is a good example of the long-term benefits of not drinking alcohol.
Except for having fun and relaxing, alcohol probably has no benefits if you are under 40.
These people obviously haven’t seen modern girls out partying. They are far more at risk for alcohol damage and poisoning than men are. Less blood. Smaller livers. And they down shots quickly with guys before their body knows what hit it.
Try banning alcohol. Just try it.
Deal me in.
I never even began to drink until I was 40...
Timing is everything. Why couldn’t this study have come out when I was a drunken sailor? Nevermind, we probably wouldn’t have listened.
Millenials are screwed. First the crushing student debt, then housing price inflation puts home ownership out of reach. Now they’re going to get carded until their 40.
Yeah.
Didn’t work out very well the last time.
I’ve safely made it beyond the Danger Zone!!!
Whut? I thought it’s the other way around.
Glad I upped my game after 40.
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