Submitted by gnarglgna t3_y1zti2 in askscience
bloviate-oblongata t1_is4f5hg wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in How does long-term alcohol abuse lead to cirrhosis? by gnarglgna
Well the question was about long-term alcohol abuse. Not healthy, moderate use.
gnarglgna OP t1_is5v2cq wrote
Isn't it already critical to drink about 3 glasses of wine a day?
grumble11 t1_is6qken wrote
Three small glasses of wine a day would be 21 units a week. As one example, Canada's existing guidelines at 15 drinks a week max for men and 10 drinks a week max for women before you hit material negative health consequences, and more recent research is likely to update those guidelines as it's been shown that intake at lower levels than 15/10 is still harmful. The newly proposed guidelines are two drinks a week, regardless of gender, noting that women are more impacted by men as you exceed 2/week but that both will experience meaningful statistical harm including meaningful increases in certain cancers (like breast and colon for example).
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