No amount of alcohol is good for the heart, says World Heart Federation

Re:No amount of alcohol is good for the heart, says World He... by yuuu on Thursday January 20, 2022 @10:57AM (#30010512)

I always scoffed at people who believed "a glass of wine every night is good for you." It seems pretty obvious that ingesting literal poison every day is not good for you.

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Re:No amount of alcohol is good for the heart, says World He... by qwytw on Thursday January 20, 2022 @11:15AM (#30010813)

Protein is a literal poison as well if you consume excessive amounts (above 35-40% of all caloric intake).

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Re:No amount of alcohol is good for the heart, says World He... by tryptophan on Thursday January 20, 2022 @11:16AM (#30010825)

It can also be infectious, in the case of prions.

Ban all protein!

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Re:No amount of alcohol is good for the heart, says World He... by yuuu on Thursday January 20, 2022 @12:01PM (#30011534)

Here's an experiment: take two bugs. Pour alcohol on one and a protein shake on another. Which one do you think will be more biologically destructive?

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Re:No amount of alcohol is good for the heart, says World He... by kreeben on Thursday January 20, 2022 @11:30AM (#30011073)

Calming your nerves lowers your heart rate. Lower heart rate leads to less heart problems. Less heart problems leads to longer life.

A glass of wine calms your nerves.

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Re:No amount of alcohol is good for the heart, says World He... by yuuu on Thursday January 20, 2022 @11:32AM (#30011104)

Alcohol increases your heart rate.

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Re:No amount of alcohol is good for the heart, says World He... by nkurz on Thursday January 20, 2022 @11:46AM (#30011313)

Interesting, I hadn't known that: https://www.escardio.org/The-ESC/Press-Office/Press-releases...

Separately, consider that your assertion would likely be more persuasive to doubters if you'd included a link defending it.

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