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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“Notably, none of the experts we spoke to called for abstaining completely, unless you have an alcohol use disorder or are pregnant.”

I mean, the main message here is what we have heard from the medical profession for a long time - stick to the drinking guidelines or abstain.  [/quote]

+1. I think the negative reaction is because people don't want to accept that moderate drinking means a drink here or there versus a drink or more every day.[/quote]

But for women, the guidelines *are* no more than one drink per day.  Not “a drink here or there.”

I think some people drink more than that and are defensive, sure.  But, as PP pointed out with the CDC “don’t drink if you’re of childbearing age” example, these messages can go to the extreme, and end up not being helpful.  Personally, I think health advice in these discrete chunks isn’t particularly helpful in getting people to balance out their overall risks.  People do plenty of things that aren’t ideal for their health; the moralism associated with alcohol consumption undermines that fact.[/quote]

No one is moralizing. Consumption of alcohol is harmful to your health. That’s the fact  Just stop. Drinkers will drink and justify their consumption of alcohol. You are the only one undermining the facts.[/quote]

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