How To Read Stories About Alcohol Being Good For You

Emphasis mine: “People like Fillmore worry that even when studies are accurate, including ‘alcohol’ and ‘lowered risk’ in the same sentence sends the wrong message. The notion that something fun and relaxing can also be healthy is extremely enticing, and may overshadow alcohol’s drawbacks. ‘Extremely heavy drinking is related to a lot of negative outcomes including liver damage, accidents and injury, cardiovascular disease, and so on,’ says Fillmore.”