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Re:A police dog who cried drugs at every traffic stop by heavyset_go on Monday May 17, 2021 @10:13PM (#27190615)
> At the other end, 1 glass of wine every day for 60 years is as far as we can tell on net harmless.

When it comes to mouth, esophageal and stomach cancers, even one drink a day increases your chances of developing them.

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Re:A police dog who cried drugs at every traffic stop by Retric on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @07:38AM (#27193400)
In isolation yes it can cause a very small increase in cancer. But it also has other upsides such as reduced cardiovascular issues.

Therefore you need to take net not individual health impacts, which is more complicated. Remember the scale 55% of adult Americans drink at least monthly and those cancers are still rare and also associated with soda consumption etc.

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