Alcohol? Sugar? Carbs?
this post was submitted on 18 Jul 2026
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Whenever I hear this it's always some holier than thou person.
Yes, alcohol is bad if you're an alcoholic and you can't stop, or find the need to drink. If you do it too much sure.
"But alcohol is a poison". Yes. One that we haven't enjoyed for millennia. The pharos enjoyed it. Jesus enjoyed it. We continue to. We are also aware of the health risks. However, we also choose to enjoy life a little.
Feel free not to partake, but the annoying "its killing you" is a big eye-roll from me. I'm going to continue drinking socially, and I really don't care if it shaves a few years off.
I agree. Its a poison but one we can largely tolerate. I have drank throughout my life but honestly every year the doc asks if I drink and im like. yeah but. I am not opposed to drinking. I might have a drink at any time depending on the situation but like I can go over a year without having a drink and don't generally drink anymore. My wife and I will buy a liqour bottle and it will take years to go through it.
I'm fine with alcohol killing me slowly.
How about we talk about all the "preventive medicine" drugs where doctors ignore or severely downplay the risks, like BP meds?
On average, 33 people need to be treated for 5 years (that's 65,000 doses) to prevent one cardiac event... That doesn't seem very effective.
Oh, and along the way, there will be 3/4 of a kidney failure in that group, some induced arrhythmias, lots of disrupted sleep, electrolyte imbalance, instances of ortho static hypotension, etc, etc.
The medical community is finally starting to recognize the major impact of sleep disruption on cardiovascular health, so...