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Re:Why inflation is not a threat by yxhuvud on Sunday March 14, 2021 @09:48AM (#26455380)
Like with salt, there is definitely such a thing as too little of it though.
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Re:Why inflation is not a threat by dnautics on Sunday March 14, 2021 @01:12PM (#26456900)
How do you know that it's not like alcohol, where there all levels of consumption increase cancer risk?
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Re:Why inflation is not a threat by User23 on Sunday March 14, 2021 @07:06PM (#26460426)
There's a similar controversy about radiation hormesis[1]. Personally my suspicion is that low doses are at least harmless if not therapeutic, because of the evolutionary benefits of the stress response[2]. However I do freely admit that it's possible that there is no therapeutic or even safe level of alcohol consumption. Similarly there may be no safe level of BPA exposure or any number of other stressors.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_hormesis

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_(biology)

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