Study disproves the theory that light alcohol consumption benefits heart health

Re:Study disproves the theory that light alcohol consumption... by mountainriver on Sunday April 10, 2022 @05:37PM (#30981971)

I have a hard time believing alcohol has any positive health effects other than socializing. What it does to your sleep alone is highly problematic, and even one drink at happy hour affects your sleep.

Nothing is better for your health than sleep.

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Re:Study disproves the theory that light alcohol consumption... by Arnt on Monday April 11, 2022 @05:15AM (#30986380)

I had sleep problems a while ago, and have another perspective.

I don't want to say that alcohol works against sleep problems, because in my experience it generally doesn't. Just like I don't want to say that food does — eating when not hungry is bad. But still, when I couldn't sleep you might find me in the kitchen with a bottle of bock beer, or I might have a glass of milk and a banana. Both of those gave a decent chance of sleep, if I didn't repeat them too often. Better, somehow more realistic sleep than my pills.

Alcohol may result in below-average sleep, but depending on where you are, reaching a below-average status may be good or bad, see?

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Re:Study disproves the theory that light alcohol consumption... by mountainriver on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @01:18PM (#31005552)

fair enough! there are times when it probably is the best option

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Re:Study disproves the theory that light alcohol consumption... by jhasse on Sunday April 10, 2022 @05:46PM (#30982049)

Not so sure about that causation. There's nothing helping me more to sleep than being healthy.

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Re:Study disproves the theory that light alcohol consumption... by treeman79 on Sunday April 10, 2022 @06:04PM (#30982176)

It’s a cycle. Lose one. You’ll lose the other.

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Re:Study disproves the theory that light alcohol consumption... by sph on Monday April 11, 2022 @05:07AM (#30986334)

I don't know. I've been feeling ill and sleeping lots, and when healthy sleeping 6h and waking up refreshed.

On the other hand, if you don't sleep as much as your body requires, it's a road to hell.

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Re:Study disproves the theory that light alcohol consumption... by hansvm on Sunday April 10, 2022 @06:43PM (#30982463)

At an extreme, refraining from arsenic and salmonella is better for your health than sleep. I have a hard time believing there's nothing reasonable in between that's also better than sleep.

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Re:Study disproves the theory that light alcohol consumption... by holbrad on Monday April 11, 2022 @06:25AM (#30986798)

I have a hard time believing that alcohol would only have 'negative' effects on health. It seems unlikely.

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