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3 Drinks a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

Posted by samzenpus on from the drink-em-if-you-got-em dept.

Nzimmer911 writes "Heavy drinkers outlive non-drinkers according to a 20 years study following 1,824 people. From the article: 'But a new paper in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research suggests that - for reasons that aren't entirely clear - abstaining from alcohol does actually tend to increase one's risk of dying even when you exclude former drinkers. The most shocking part? Abstainers' mortality rates are higher than those of heavy drinkers.'"

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  1. To be perfectly clear ... by oldspewey · · Score: 0, Troll

    Everybody's mortality rate is exactly the same: 100%

    Really it's just a matter of when you die and how happy you are.

    --
    If libertarians are so opposed to effective government, why don't they all move to Somalia?
  2. Re:Three drinks a day is "heavy"? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    3 drinks a day is a heavy drinker even if that is 1 for lunch and 2 with dinner. 6 drinks a day is an alcoholic.

    2 or less drinks a day is moderate. 2 drinks a week is a lite drinker.

    I'd drink more, but can't see wasting so much money to make myself fall asleep AND paying $20 for cab rides home would need to be included in the cost. There isn't any public transportation where I live AND there aren't any places in walking distance to drink socially besides my home.

    BTW, my contract prohibits mind altering substances, including alcohol. on the way to or from work OR during a break.

    I am a little concerned about the tone of your post - if drinking is THAT important to you socially, seems you need a better type of friend.