Alcohol is a direct cause of seven forms of cancer, finds study

Re:Alcohol is a direct cause of seven forms of cancer, fin... by gkya on Friday July 22, 2016 @02:49PM (#12145797)

Dionysios is the greek god for among other things, wine. He's been divinised for bringing wine to greece. It was invented in the northern caucasus 6 thousand years ago. If you ever read any classical literature or antique philosophy, you'll have a reference for how wine was consumed in the antiquity. And if you want to see how much the antiques lived, see Diogenes Laerteos.

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Re:Alcohol is a direct cause of seven forms of cancer, fin... by eevilspock on Friday July 22, 2016 @02:58PM (#12145859)

Most literature until modern times was written by, about and for the wealthy. Diogenes Laertius was no where near a common person. Nor was any philosopher for that matter. I'm kind of shocked that you consider antique philosophy a window into how the vast majority of people lived in the past.

Again, show me the data.

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Re:Alcohol is a direct cause of seven forms of cancer, fin... by gkya on Friday July 22, 2016 @04:05PM (#12146384)

Go find the data. I'm not going to make archaeological research to convince you.

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