NYT drops the hammer on all but the most moderate drinking

[Anonymous]

Cheers!

[Anonymous]

And the less snarky reply - %'s did it go from .01 to .0113? I'm not bothering to read the article because of how many times OPs like this come in with incendiary articles on common vices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I dare anyone to read this article and throw back more than a couple of drinks tonight.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/well/alcohol-body-health-effects.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M1A.B4Wo.yT4ia9vjHvYC&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Just an example:

“Drinking alcohol increases the risk of four types of cancer in the mouth and upper digestive tract: oral, pharyngeal (throat), laryngeal (voice box) and esophageal. The mouth, throat and esophagus are particularly vulnerable since those tissues have some of the greatest exposure to acetaldehyde. According to one analysis, the risk of mouth and throat cancers increases by 13 percent and the risk of esophageal cancer by 26 percent with just one drink per day. For people who have five or more drinks a day, the risk of all three cancers is roughly four times higher.”

I appreciate your posting this. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meh. What's the point of living longer if you can't enjoy a few drinks?

Are you the fanatical teetotaler? I'm going to tell you the same things I tell my kids: You worry about you.

Because drinking prevents you from doing rad stuff and makes you feel like dog shit?

I tie one off rarely like some people. But habitual consumption really just doesn’t make a lot of sense if you have other ways to fruitfully spend your time.

Drinking's fun, dude. Stop being so square. Nobody likes that.

DP. If you're over 30 and still think drinking is fun, you've got some serious arrested development.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Drops the hammer"? They published an article. They didn't DO anything.

And.. "I dare you"?

Why are you so weird? It's more data supporting data that's been out for several years now.

How much you want to bet OP still eats bacon and sausage?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meh. What's the point of living longer if you can't enjoy a few drinks?

Are you the fanatical teetotaler? I'm going to tell you the same things I tell my kids: You worry about you.

Because drinking prevents you from doing rad stuff and makes you feel like dog shit?

I tie one off rarely like some people. But habitual consumption really just doesn’t make a lot of sense if you have other ways to fruitfully spend your time.

Drinking's fun, dude. Stop being so square. Nobody likes that.

DP. If you're over 30 and still think drinking is fun, you've got some serious arrested development.

DP - Drinking is still fun when you are over 30.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meh. What's the point of living longer if you can't enjoy a few drinks?

Are you the fanatical teetotaler? I'm going to tell you the same things I tell my kids: You worry about you.

Because drinking prevents you from doing rad stuff and makes you feel like dog shit?

I tie one off rarely like some people. But habitual consumption really just doesn’t make a lot of sense if you have other ways to fruitfully spend your time.

Drinking's fun, dude. Stop being so square. Nobody likes that.

DP. If you're over 30 and still think drinking is fun, you've got some serious arrested development.

DP - Drinking is still fun when you are over 30.

Right. So arrested development.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Drops the hammer"? They published an article. They didn't DO anything.

And.. "I dare you"?

Why are you so weird? It's more data supporting data that's been out for several years now.

OP here. I’ve read a gazillion articles about the health risks of alcohol but this one tied everything up with a bow and cut through the clutter.

I wrote. “I dare you” because I thought that might get more people to read it.

So now I’m weird. OK.

What a weird hobby. If you don't like alcohol, don't drink it.

We’ve all read those articles. So not weird. And I do like alcohol, but this article has inspired me to cut back and stop pouring as much caustic liquid down my throat.

I’m going to go pour myself a glass of caustic liquid right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meh. What's the point of living longer if you can't enjoy a few drinks?

Are you the fanatical teetotaler? I'm going to tell you the same things I tell my kids: You worry about you.

Because drinking prevents you from doing rad stuff and makes you feel like dog shit?

I tie one off rarely like some people. But habitual consumption really just doesn’t make a lot of sense if you have other ways to fruitfully spend your time.

Drinking's fun, dude. Stop being so square. Nobody likes that.

DP. If you're over 30 and still think drinking is fun, you've got some serious arrested development.

DP - Drinking is still fun when you are over 30.

I am the “square” poster who said drinking makes you feel like dog shit.

I agree, drinking can be fun. I drink some high octane beer and eat like crap a couple of times a year. But you quickly realize how poisonous the stuff is as an older adult. Alcohol is one of things that’s best done either not at all or in moderation recognizing the downsides.

Like jumping out of airplanes with a wing suit is probably sick. But I don’t think anybody would question the statistical likelihood of that creating a problem eventually. The difference here is that alcohol is so pervasive and available and accepted. but the science on how bad it is for every cell in the body seems pretty clear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meh. What's the point of living longer if you can't enjoy a few drinks?

Are you the fanatical teetotaler? I'm going to tell you the same things I tell my kids: You worry about you.

Because drinking prevents you from doing rad stuff and makes you feel like dog shit?

I tie one off rarely like some people. But habitual consumption really just doesn’t make a lot of sense if you have other ways to fruitfully spend your time.

Drinking's fun, dude. Stop being so square. Nobody likes that.

DP. If you're over 30 and still think drinking is fun, you've got some serious arrested development.

DP - Drinking is still fun when you are over 30.

Right. So arrested development.

Just saying you're the one preaching and there are many others who don't agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Drops the hammer"? They published an article. They didn't DO anything.

And.. "I dare you"?

Why are you so weird? It's more data supporting data that's been out for several years now.

OP here. I’ve read a gazillion articles about the health risks of alcohol but this one tied everything up with a bow and cut through the clutter.

I wrote. “I dare you” because I thought that might get more people to read it.

So now I’m weird. OK.

What a weird hobby. If you don't like alcohol, don't drink it.

We’ve all read those articles. So not weird. And I do like alcohol, but this article has inspired me to cut back and stop pouring as much caustic liquid down my throat.

I’m going to go pour myself a glass of caustic liquid right now.

mmmm delicious caustic liquid - cheers!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Drops the hammer"? They published an article. They didn't DO anything.

And.. "I dare you"?

Why are you so weird? It's more data supporting data that's been out for several years now.

OP here. I’ve read a gazillion articles about the health risks of alcohol but this one tied everything up with a bow and cut through the clutter.

I wrote. “I dare you” because I thought that might get more people to read it.

So now I’m weird. OK.

What a weird hobby. If you don't like alcohol, don't drink it.

We’ve all read those articles. So not weird. And I do like alcohol, but this article has inspired me to cut back and stop pouring as much caustic liquid down my throat.

Reading a gazillion articles seems a bit much don't you think? How many do you need to be convinced that something you don't like is bad for you? You are free to put down the bottle whenever you want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I dare anyone to read this article and throw back more than a couple of drinks tonight.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/well/alcohol-body-health-effects.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M1A.B4Wo.yT4ia9vjHvYC&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Just an example:

“Drinking alcohol increases the risk of four types of cancer in the mouth and upper digestive tract: oral, pharyngeal (throat), laryngeal (voice box) and esophageal. The mouth, throat and esophagus are particularly vulnerable since those tissues have some of the greatest exposure to acetaldehyde. According to one analysis, the risk of mouth and throat cancers increases by 13 percent and the risk of esophageal cancer by 26 percent with just one drink per day. For people who have five or more drinks a day, the risk of all three cancers is roughly four times higher.”

I appreciate your posting this. Thank you.

Same, OP. As a cancer researcher, I am so glad to see NYT covering this issue and doing it well. Many people are unaware that alcohol can cause cancer, and might change their behavior if they understood the risks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I dare anyone to read this article and throw back more than a couple of drinks tonight.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/well/alcohol-body-health-effects.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M1A.B4Wo.yT4ia9vjHvYC&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Just an example:

“Drinking alcohol increases the risk of four types of cancer in the mouth and upper digestive tract: oral, pharyngeal (throat), laryngeal (voice box) and esophageal. The mouth, throat and esophagus are particularly vulnerable since those tissues have some of the greatest exposure to acetaldehyde. According to one analysis, the risk of mouth and throat cancers increases by 13 percent and the risk of esophageal cancer by 26 percent with just one drink per day. For people who have five or more drinks a day, the risk of all three cancers is roughly four times higher.”

I appreciate your posting this. Thank you.

Same, OP. As a cancer researcher, I am so glad to see NYT covering this issue and doing it well. Many people are unaware that alcohol can cause cancer, and might change their behavior if they understood the risks.

Really?

[Anonymous]

I have a NYT article, too, OP. Titled “In Defense of Wine”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/dining/drinks/why-you-should-drink-wine.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share