A LITTLE ALCOHOL IS BAD AND GOOD FOR YOU
two preliminary reports excited the media into an alcoholic froth by claiming that even a small amount of alcohol is both good & bad for you. cheers!
original article: Topiwala et al., 2021 (medRxiv), reported in: The Daily Mail by Johnathan Chadwick on 19th May 2021 & The Independent by Vishwam Sankaran on 19th May 2021 & The Guardian by Natalie Grover on 18th May 2021 & The Daily Mail by Johnathan Chadwick on 3rd May 2021 & You Tube by Kene Mezue on 7th May 2021
this story was in episode 11 #alcohol #good #bad #health #brain #heart
the error bar says
the error bar's share price has been all over the place this month, with reports from the Independent, Guardian & Mail that even a little alcohol is bad for your brain & that a little alcohol is good for your heart
you'll be pleased to know that all the error bar's drinks are non-alcoholic. i mean, they're non-existent
but if you're confused by the science, just pick whichever preliminary un-peer-reviewed report you prefer:
option 1 - a little alcohol is bad for your brain: that's an un-reviewed preprint from Oxford
option 2 - a little alcohol is good for your heart: that's the un-reviewed youtube video from Harvard