{"id":47748,"date":"2016-03-24T20:34:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T01:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=47748"},"modified":"2022-05-27T20:36:52","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T01:36:52","slug":"flaws-found-in-moderate-drinking-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/flaws-found-in-moderate-drinking-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Flaws Found in Moderate Drinking Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

Source:<\/strong> Alice Walton, “Moderate Drinking May Not Be as Healthy as We Thought<\/a>,” Forbes, 2016-03-23<\/p>\n

In reviewing past studies that seemed to indicate that moderate drinking had some health benefits, researchers found that former drinkers were being included in the categories of “abstainers” or “occasional drinkers.” The problem is the studies didn’t factor in why<\/em>\u00a0the former drinkers stopped drinking. It could very likely be that health issues were behind the lifestyle change. In these same studies, if former drinkers are removed the apparent health benefits of moderate drinking disappear.<\/p>\n

The researchers believe that isn’t the moderate, occasional drinking that gives health benefits but something else that these same people are doing, such possibilities as exercising or healthier eating.<\/p>\n

Another indication of flaws is found in the list of what moderate drinking supposedly reduces: “deafness, hip fractures, the common cold, cancers, birth complications, dementia, and even liver cirrhosis.” Lists like these don’t make sense from a physiological view because there is no common point that alcohol could impact and some, like liver cirrhosis, are known to be aggravated by alcohol usage.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: Alice Walton, “Moderate Drinking May Not Be as Healthy as We Thought,” Forbes, 2016-03-23 In reviewing past studies that seemed to indicate that moderate drinking had some health benefits, researchers found that former drinkers were being included in the categories of “abstainers” or “occasional drinkers.” The problem is the studies didn’t factor in why\u00a0the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[371],"class_list":["post-47748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-issues","tag-alcohol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3843,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/moderate-drinking-is-not-healthy\/","url_meta":{"origin":47748,"position":0},"title":"Moderate Drinking Is Not Healthy","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 5, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Source:\u00a0Kate Kelland, \"Major study debunks myth that moderate drinking can be healthy,\" Reuters, 4 April 2019. \"Blood pressure and stroke risk rise steadily the more alcohol people drink, and previous claims that one or two drinks a day might protect against stroke are not true, according to the results of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Issues"","block_context":{"text":"Issues","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/issues\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":59880,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/suddenly-sour-grapes\/","url_meta":{"origin":47748,"position":1},"title":"Suddenly Sour Grapes","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 13, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"By J.S. Smith \"The government said Monday that a few drinks a day may not protect against strokes and heart attacks after all.\" Oops! For years, scientists, doctors, and our government have been recommending that we all hop off the wagon and moderately belly up to the bar to enhance\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":42248,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-cost-of-drinking-alcohol\/","url_meta":{"origin":47748,"position":2},"title":"The Cost of Drinking Alcohol","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 20, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"by Dennis Abernathy I recently read that alcoholism is costing our society around twenty-five billion dollars annually, including millions yearly just to arrest, try, and jail drinkers. Furthermore, alcohol is to blame for nearly half of all traffic fatalities and homicides, and a fourth of all suicides in the state\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/alcohol-200x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":47813,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/study-finds-alcohol-use-is-dangerous-to-the-heart\/","url_meta":{"origin":47748,"position":3},"title":"Study Finds Alcohol Use Is Dangerous to the Heart","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 27, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Source: European Society Of Cardiology, \"New Research Finds Drinking Alcohol More Dangerous to the Heart Than Previously Thought,\" SciTechDaily, 22 May 2022. \"Levels of alcohol consumption currently considered safe by some countries are associated with the development of heart failure, according to new research ...\" \" \"This study adds to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Issues"","block_context":{"text":"Issues","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/issues\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2606,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/isnt-a-moderate-drinker-still-sober\/","url_meta":{"origin":47748,"position":4},"title":"Isn’t a moderate drinker still sober?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 1, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: To say that taking a drink of alcohol means you are not completely sober (I Thessalonians 5:6-8) is wrong. By this reasoning, a moderate eater would be condemned as a glutton (Proverbs 23:20-21). Answer: The fault in this line of reasoning is that two different things are being paralleled.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":40186,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/notes-on-alcohol\/","url_meta":{"origin":47748,"position":5},"title":"Notes on Alcohol","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 12, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Based on a list by Dave Hart There is more Scripture condemning the use of alcoholic beverages than will be found on the subjects of lying, adultery, swearing, cheating, hypocrisy, pride, or even blasphemy. Genesis 9:20-27 - Noah became drunk; the result was immorality and family trouble. 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