America has a drinking problem

Re:America has a drinking problem by gilbetron on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @06:56PM (#27362525)

It's a really interesting question. Maybe the benefits of having something to drink that has alcohol to kill of pathogens outweigh the negatives?

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Re:America has a drinking problem by chitowneats on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @04:46PM (#27373818)

I'm sorry, which pathogens are killed by imbibing alcohol? I've never heard of such a thing, even historically.

Edit: Next time I'll do a cursory googling before commenting. This is apparently an existing hypothesis for common types of bacteria such as e coli, salmonella, etc in the drink itself, not in the body.

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Re:America has a drinking problem by detaro on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @04:54PM (#27373903)

Pathogens have a harder time living in alcoholic beverages, making the drink itself safer.

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Re:America has a drinking problem by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @04:53PM (#27373891)

I wonder if they meant killing pathogens in the drink, before you drank it. Clean water is a modern thing.

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Re:America has a drinking problem by chitowneats on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @04:54PM (#27373904)

Bingo. Edited my comment above.

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