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  • fallaciousBasis@lemmy.worldtoscience@lemmy.world•Mediterranean diet can reduce risk of stroke by up to 25%, long-term study suggestsEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Well… I’m 4 drinks into this successful Friday.

    Let’s skip meat. To each their own. Or sometimes, I like to say, to reach their round.

    4 out of 5 blue groups consume alcohol regularly. Again, not good or bad, just is. Most do it in moderation, and that’s seemingly good or okay. These people are regularly living to 100+ years old!

    I enjoy facetiousness. I enjoy you. I’m quite facetious myself.

    Yes! Moderate is good. That’s the whole point. Moderation. Without moderation… Shit happens. Shit faced. Shit in the pants (literal). Shitting on people (hopefully just figuratively.) Which is not good. Unless you’re into that? Heh.

    You can never take a single study as gospel. There are countless studies in the literature and we obviously will have some confirmation bias. I think the ultimate goal is figuring out what works for you/me. People have different genotypes. Some people do really well on high carb low fat while others do great on high fat low carb. But we all need protein… I think we can all agree on that.

    I’m wishing you the best. Trust yourself. Be authentic. It’s appreciated.

  • fallaciousBasis@lemmy.worldtoscience@lemmy.world•Mediterranean diet can reduce risk of stroke by up to 25%, long-term study suggestsEnglish
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    4 days ago

    All right I’ve had a couple drinks.

    Your first sentence seems completely irrelevant. What is Spanish people eating whatever have to do with anything it’s processed red meat okay so … what?

    Moving on to your next sentence. I never claimed there’s any benefit to alcohol consumption besides … you know … getting the buzz, socialization, maybe isolation though. Alcoholics are not a homogeneous group.

    To thy own self be true? That’s in regards to your third sentence and also the third paragraph apparently.

    Yeah everything in moderation, buddy. Which then you go into a 6000 calorie diet which is about three times moderation… As far as stroke risk I couldn’t tell you…

    I sincerely believe you don’t give a single fuck about the data.

  • fallaciousBasis@lemmy.worldtoscience@lemmy.world•Mediterranean diet can reduce risk of stroke by up to 25%, long-term study suggestsEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Alcohol is a neurodepressant. It is not necessarily a toxin, as the dose makes the difference.

    By your standard, you can pretty much call anything a neurotoxin, given enough quantity.

    And I don’t disagree with you, necessarily, except on the amount part. Wet brain is definitely a thing. And alcohol abuse will definitely wreck your brain, your liver, and most of your organs and even your entire body. And it won’t stop there! It may ruin your relationships and leave you lonely and your only friend will be the bottle.

    But the amazing thing is most people who drink (in moderation) don’t suffer all those things.

    It’s kind of like we all need to eat. Some people just eat way too fucking much.

    But nobody needs to drink alcohol. Is not a necessity by any means. It’s merely elective and the amount of which it is detrimental is variable proportional to the consumption of it.