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So is alcohol just straight-up, 100% unhealthy for you? Does every sip kill brain cells? To my understanding, the only "positive" function it serves is as a social lubricant.

What does /sci/ say about health and alcohol?

>> No.12770215

Any amount is bad for you, and the more the worse. It's just one of those uncomfortable truths that people would rather ignore because of how common drinking is.

>> No.12770216

pretty sure it's just poison

>> No.12770714

>>12770205
Its shit sadly.

>> No.12770722

its poison, the only studies that suggest small amount are usually financed by the lobby. thats it.

>> No.12770727

>>12770722
Does that include wine?

>> No.12770731

>>12770727
yes ... even if you put in your juice, at the end it destroys your lever and brain

>> No.12770806

>>12770205
It's poison, but no where near as debilitating as something like marijuana. Alcohol can be seductive, especially in the worst of times, so I think it's better to avoid the stuff on principle. Idiots and stoners will tell you these things are okay in moderation, most of those people can't do math.

>> No.12770808

Having a moderate amount of alcohol is deep lindy

>> No.12770813

A small amount of alcohol ingested every now and then (a couple weeks to a month) isnt going to "permanently damage your brain" as many crazy sissibois in this server say. Dont drink it every day and youll be fine.

>t. actual MD who has a pair

>> No.12770833

alcohol is healthy
i drink everyday is good for me
stupid fucks

>> No.12770843

>>12770806
cannabis was proven to mitigate brain damaging effects in south american mantises so your point is invalid

>> No.12770885

>>12770843
>cannabis was proven to mitigate brain damaging effects in south american mantises so your point is invalid
This has to be a troll. Cannabis makes you into a complete moron, you will not be able to do elementary mathematics things that schoolchildren can do. There is no way to avoid this, it is the main effect of the drug. Alcohol won't do that, at least not in small doses, although if you consume it regularly, you will forget how to do math too, but nowhere near the total annihilation of pot.

>> No.12770924

>>12770885
And you will remember how to do math after the high is over unless you are retarded, which you seem to be

>> No.12770976

>>12770885
>Cannabis makes you into a complete moron, you will not be able to do elementary mathematics things that schoolchildren can do.
[Citation needed]

>> No.12770982

>>12770205
no
small amount (like 1-2dL of wine) is good for you

>> No.12771004

>>12770843
what if I'm not a south american mantis?

>> No.12771026

>>12770205
It lowers neuroticism and neuroticism causes brain damage

>> No.12771038
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12771038

>>12770205
Is anybody going to post any actual studies or just personal opinions?

>> No.12771041

>>12770976
here
https://www.pnas.org/content/109/40/E2657?sid=
lowers your IQ by up to 15 points and lower all measurable cognitive functions as well

>> No.12771060

>>12770885
You can do math just as easily when high, it's impossible to do mathematics when you're intoxicated.

>> No.12771126

>>12771041
>Persistent cannabis users
I love how you differenciate if those the dangers of alcohol and include the information that the small amount is the deciding factor. and then you present a study of people who abuse cannabis. great work man.

>> No.12771129

>>12771126
if those are the dangers of alcohol

>> No.12771159

>>12770806

There aren't that many drugs that are straight poisons. Alcohol, meth, can't think of too many other common ones.

>> No.12771169

>>12770727
The benefits from wine offset the damage, so it's fine in very low levels.

>> No.12771191

Alcohol is not just a straight up poison. There's basically no bacterial or viral life that can survive the power of its corrosion. We've wasted a lot of time and lives for all of human history simply because the majority of the population were drunk like retards (sometimes out of necessity because brewing was safer than drinking their tainted water supplies, but it still got everyone addicted). If you drink now, try your best without it for a month and listen to how your body feels to understand how much it's been holding you back.

>> No.12771222

>>12770205
Unhealthy, but there are no transformative, genius-level figures in the history western civilization who didn't drink alcohol. Not one. (No, Hitler doesn't count.) It won't make you smarter or more creative, but it certainly won't interfere if you already are. You'll just die earlier and more painfully, on average.

>> No.12771333

>>12770813
>server
discord tranny detected, you will never pass as a woman. your rotten gash is not even comparable to the most infertile woman.

>> No.12772474

if you're smart before you'll be fairly smart during and after usage. if you're already retarded, you get extremely retarded. midwits don't drink in excess so they don't apply.

>> No.12772491

i think that occasionally drinking a shot of gin before you do cardio could actually be good for you, especially if you smoke, maybe clear some arterial plaque that is non-polar. other than that no, it is poison.

>> No.12773196

>>12770976
personal experience, you don't need a citation to see the effects, stupid stpner

>> No.12773201

>>12771126
literally a different anon

>> No.12773203

Yes it is.
But if you only have a small amount occasionally then it won't have any significant negative effects.

>> No.12773218

>>12770205
>Does every sip kill brain cells?
Nah. Alcohol tolerance is innate in all organism because eating fermented fruit happens.
For europe, particularly the north, it have been selected for during the ages too so your organism have a higher tolerance before it is damaged.

Alcohol doesn't kill brain cells, it leads to volume loss in the brain if you abuse it hard for long times. If you have a bottle of wine every saturday every week of your life you'll be mostly fine.

There is an association with increased cancer risk but again this shoots up with higher doses.

>> No.12773237

>>12770205
It actually has medicinal purposes and if you use it for them you can see benefits.

Remember that for the longest time people in Europe had to drink it because it helped disinfect their water supply. Obviously we don't need it for that now, but that should give you a hint.

Hint two would be that series of posts from a Rothschild that float around where he says he only imbibes after a fast. Having done prolonged fasting myself I believe I understand the reasoning.

>> No.12773408

>>12773237
what is the reasoning for imbibing after a fast?

>> No.12773415

>>12770205
it is absolutely 100% poison

no known health benefits

but good luck looking like a freak not drinking at the party with everyone else

>> No.12773434

>>12773408
This is based on personal experience and intuition rather than an official study, but;

I believe it has to do with fasting being useful for destroying cells that are viral hosts. The alcohol afterwards helps suppress the viruses from reinfecting cells after the fast is over. I completed a seven day fast last year and shortly afterwards felt a combination of symptoms that felt like every cold I ever had hitting me at once. Some vodka felt extremely relieving. Vodka is my preferred choice in that it is 'clean' alcohol.

>> No.12773476

>>12771038
just google "ethanol metabolic pathway" or something similar. all data and studies involving individuals are prone to lying and shilling, chemistry doesn't lie

>> No.12773973

>>12770885
Objectively wrong