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Is moderate drinking actually healthy? Scientists say the idea is outdated. (news.stanford.edu)
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[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If there is any "health" benefit I could see the stress relief from a couple drinks doing less damage to your body than being in constant heavy stress. Pure speculation tho.

[–] turtlesareneat@discuss.online -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Right that was the old idea, but it's not accurate.

[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

I thought it was red wine and antioxidants or something like that