If you're questioning your drinking habits, you probably have a problem with alcohol. You can rationalize it all you want, but that's really just denial in the end.

I was diagnosed with cirrhosis at 36, so pretty fucking bad, I'd say.

15:07 I'd say that even one per night makes it not so "casual" once you're doing it *every* night.

Wow. I'm speechless on so many levels. I think the takeaways from these two on this topic are that they are laypersons just like us who 1. Didn't fully investigate the topic and 2. have much work to do on themselves to function in society without the need for alcohol as a crutch.

The amount of cope here is pretty staggering. Dominus really glosses over all the health issues that might not kill you but will definitely affect your quality of life as you age.

As a recovering alcoholic, I’m a bit annoyed you didn’t delve into that side of it. What’s the risk of addiction quantified? And once addicted, what are the health risks associated with that level of alcohol consumption? Seems like you ignored the biggest elephant in the room associated with alcohol.

I got into the habit of having one glass of win with my meal five days a week. I did this for several years. Stopped it last month. I quickly lost ten pounds of fat and I sleep much better. No desire for wine or any alcohol.

what an irresponsibly reported piece of garbage

Two or three drinks daily is a lot. Daily? Yikes!

Anyone shopping for the answer "not that bad" to the question "how bad is drinking" probably has a drinking problem. Non-alcoholics don't look for reassurance that they aren't drinking too much. Relate to it this way: when was the last time you googled "how much egg nog is too much?" That's how non alcoholics relate to alcohol. It's something they just naturally consume very little of, so it would never occur to them to be concerned about drinking too much of it

I don't drink for myself, i drink for all y'all

I'm so glad alcohol consumption is on the decline! I used to feel so awkward asking if there were non-alcoholic drink options - or feeling like I had to bring my own - at social gatherings. College drinking "culture" was so isolating.

Relative risk versus absolute risk is often not explained and misunderstood by many, including health officials.

Having a drink per day is still a lot lol

9:08 no amount of drinking is drinking for you. In fact, a dear friend told me that a long time ago but I ignored him until I found this video.

Really the perspective of two jejune journalists who don't understand the health consequences later in life. Speaking of "good for the heart", one very common ailment is afib, linked to various comorbidities but a factor is alcohol. It's how you decide to spend the latter quarter of your life -- relatively healthy, mobile and independent or sick to the point of being bed ridden and on all sorts of drugs.

Fucking wine moms: it's like only shaving two month of my life--not so bad.

Drinking is bad. No discussion on this point.

where i am from (Belgium) people say that if you dont drink at a party you are not funny/boring but i think that is the total opposite. if you need a drink or you need everybody to be drunk to laugh at your jokes maybe YOU are not funny.

Ok, so there are many many strategies to manage stress and anxiety in life. I would absolutely say that I have been an anxious person for most of my life and I have been told from mental health care professionals to taking medication would be a good temporary scaffolding while learning to mange my anxiety. There was never a moment in my life where I thought alcohol or cigarettes would be any kind of temporary strategy for anxiety, for either a long term reduction or for a short term intense event. Im nearly 60, and chance that alcohol will add any benefit to your life, in either a short term or long term time frame, is remote at best. The chance of really really complicating your life dramatically is far more likely.

Benefits of a walk are understated. Hard to enjoy wine while strolling through nature😂😅

Meh. Most of the greatest men who’ve ever lived smoked, drank, or did both. Everybody dies once and only once. Find what works best for you to live your best life whatever that is and get on with it so long as you don’t hurt anybody.

The cons outweigh the pro for sure...

I enjoy having wine every once in awhile, but I feel like there's so much fear mongering from the medical industry. I get that doctors want to advise their patients to be as healthy as possible, but I don't see the issue with having some drinks once a week. I usually never double drink. If I have alcohol one night, I'll avoid alcohol for at least 3 days. Drinking over and over day after day can do a number on your body.

Excellent and very helpful report. It would be interesting to compare alcohol risk to other risks such as lack of exercise or eating unhealthy food.

It's so wonderful that we improved science so much that allows us to have the kind of near blind trust in it we have now. Imagine if we got studies about other substances or drugs wrong by taking the same approach we took years ago referenced in this podcast. Imagine how many would be hurt or injured. Bravo to us for improving!

I would like to see the stats on a purely physical level. Adding in the risk of auto accidents is useful, but isn't accurate based on the nature of the habit. If you drink one time a day at home versus a bar. But the alcohol level is the same, how does that play out? Remove that factor. What's the result?

It's called "2 cents plain"

"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy." ― Dorothy Parker

"Alcohol is good for you". Didn't they also say smoking raised your white blood cell count and it suppresses your appetite- so it was good for you too?

DON'T LET THESE BIMBOS WASTE YOUR TIME! 00:02 Reexamining the LoveHate relationship with alcohol 02:31 Research on red wine and heart health in the 90s. 04:38 Initial research touted alcohol's health benefits 06:58 Research reveals moderate alcohol consumption has no protective effects on health and may increase risk of mortality. 09:24 Alcohol consumption warnings impacting public consciousness 11:54 Understanding risk in relation to alcohol consumption. 14:14 Moderate alcohol consumption impacts life expectancy 16:26 Alcohol poses risks not only to self but also to others 18:24 Alcohol playing a role in international diplomacy 20:21 Social conditioning around drinking 22:27 Making decisions about alcohol consumption is a personal and individual choice. 25:05 Credits for the production of the episode Crafted by Merlin AI.

In the Bahai Faith, before signing the membership card, I weighed the plus and minus of all the issues. Alcohol was never very important, one way. Or another. In addition is the daytime fasting for 19 days every March. I signed up. Actually the greatest challenge was/ is the fasting time. I believe sincerely that fasting is scientifically beneficial, but psychologically I experienced a lot of stress every March about 1- 3 hours before sunset. So I can imagine the stress of trying to stop drinking alcohol for some people, they. Are like me can’t get completely in control of their bodies. And how we’ve become poisoned by our bodies fat cells. These cells dissolve their poisons into our bodies travels to our brains and messes without our brain mind.

I make wine and I only have about three or four glasses a week! And most of those are in the weekends lol

Hey, there is an established culture of drinking with a customer or department after work in Japan.

What is life expectancy in France and Italy? How about Japan? Don't they drink in Blue Zones?

What about only one daily table spoon? Good, bad, neutral?

Try THC absolutely no health risk by comparison to alcohol

@1:43 She was somebody who didn't drink a ton Drank every night

I'm guessing with the fallout last year, Anheiser-Busch couldn't make their yearly payment to the Gray Lady to keep their skeletons in the closet.

The reporting on risk is really poor. Average loss of life of 2 years from 3 drinks a day does not take into account your cancer risk, your heart attack risk, driving under the influence, How drinking impacts the quality of your life with your children and your family, how it might impact your career and your earning potential. Plus, if you’re a 4’11” 50 year old woman, this would be a CATASTROPHIC amount of alcohol because your liver can’t handle it like a 6’ 3” 200 pound, 30 year old man. At the end of the day, our brain is a lawyer not a scientist. It is set up to defend our habits and our choices and without constant feedback from a community who loves us we will drive our lives into a ditch with every drug.

I’m drunk right now.

Anything to obstruct this

I will never stop drinking. I do it in solidarity with my brothers who are wrongly imprisoned for drinking and driving.

Nonsense. I have one beer a day and I’m questioning that so according to you I have a problem?

unpopular opinon :i dont think that drinking help you connect with people, quite the contrary.

Wineauntery can go on for decades, no problem.

“Couldn’t find a nonalcoholic drink at the part”, lol (funny, not funny), try water. Check into the effects of alcohol on your heart rate. Having drink closer to bedtime is even worse to ruin a restful night sleep. Aside from the short term enjoyment, there are no gains. It’s all a preference, it’s a free world. Abstain.

If you don’t have any gin for your gin&tonic, you can use tequila. 🍸 it takes great with tonic

What would life be like without it?

In my 70’s. Good health(ish), not overweight. I drink 2-4 5% drinks a day randomly. I laugh when I hear this report talking about longevity. To have longevity you have to have money. I can afford to live to my late 70s or early 80s, if I die sooner, I leave more to my children. I enjoy the odd drink and I am headed to death’s door anyways, so there.

This is the first NYT podcast in a week not about Joe Biden's mental decline since the debate

Nonsense

I am disappointed about the conflagration of the benefits of red wine and the risk of alcohol generically. It makes sense that consuming solvents is probably harmful, but is the harm greater than the benefits of red wine/resveratrol. I think that there is danger in interpreting studies in which all types of alcoholic beverages are treated equally. Have the studies that showed the benefits of red wine been disproved? I did not hear that.

We are missing something. Ok, drinking isn’t as beneficial as thought. Now we are saying that it negatively affects your health. Which countries have the longest life expectancy. I’ll bet that it is France, Japan, maybe Italy. Those countries have vibrant social cultures around drinking. So what’s the deal ?

Probably at least as bad as eating eggs. If you remember that health advisory.

Wow this is more painful than rationalizing about voting for Biden 😂

Ah, yes. Let's see what the "settled science" crowd has to say on a pressing public health issue. It worked so well for us during COVID.

This is modern science. Complete BS.

No $h!+ Sherlock