‘Moderate’ drinking guidelines are too loose, study says

Re:‘Moderate’ drinking guidelines are too loose, study says by whatyoucantsay on Monday April 16, 2018 @10:29AM (#16849208)

> That's about as meaningful as saying that having a glass of wine or beer with lunch is normal in all countries in the world.

Really? It's illegal in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brunei, parts of India, Iran, Kuwait, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Yemen.

Surely you can see some variation between different regions of the world.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:‘Moderate’ drinking guidelines are too loose, study says by KozmoNau7 on Monday April 16, 2018 @11:50AM (#16849813)

That's exactly his point. It may be commonplace in Spain or France, but not in the Netherlands or Denmark. So absolutely not all of Europe.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:‘Moderate’ drinking guidelines are too loose, study says by whatyoucantsay on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @12:40AM (#16855519)

Where in Europe would the reaction be anywhere near as negative as in the countries listed above?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:‘Moderate’ drinking guidelines are too loose, study says by KozmoNau7 on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @03:00AM (#16856136)

That wasn't the point. The point was that a beer or glass of wine with lunch every day isn't the norm in all of Europe.

Europe is not a monoculture, as some people seem to believe.

[ Parent | on HN ]