Mounting criticism of NIH's relationship with the alcohol industry

Re:Mounting criticism of NIH's relationship with the alcohol... by mtgx on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @04:48PM (#16748982)

Whatever longevity benefits alcohol would seem to have, they can probably be replicated with much safer foods, like say eating garlic or broccoli every day.

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Re:Mounting criticism of NIH's relationship with the alcohol... by TheSpiceIsLife on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @07:59PM (#16750636)

I keep thinking about this when I see the 'cured meats cause cancer' headlines.

Do they? I avoid them anyway, but what I wonder is: have the studied controlled for the possibility that people who tend to consume more bacon probably tend to consume more fried food in general and also fewer fruits and vegetables?

I've been meaning to look in to this, but perhaps somewhere can point me in the right direction or already knows???

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