Episode 80: Bad Booze

We can’t fool ourselves any longer.  It’s becoming clear there are NO net health benefits to drinking alcohol. We’re generally all aware of the downsides of alcohol consumption: liver damage, impaired activities such as driving, risk of addiction, excess calories, hangovers and poor sleep quality.  But when we thought people who imbibed moderately lived longer than teetotalers, we could rationalize drinking as beneficial – as long as it was “moderate” – 2 drinks/day for men and 1 for woman. A new meta-study puts the final nail in “alcohol helps you live longer” coffin.