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The kind of people who could pull off drinking only two drinks a day every day would think that's too much.
So this finding by the CDC and P is basically useless. It's like saying that it's dangerous for elephants to fly because they have to endure a dangerous landing.
^Wow, I normally like your sharing, but what you said above lacks perspective and seems to relate specifically to alcoholics. Plenty of people have a drink or two with dinner on a regular basis.
We're talking about normal people drinking two drinks every day seven days a week or so, but specifically,
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More than eight drinks a week for women and 15 drinks a week for men can get you into trouble, the CDC warned
Sure, normal drinkers can drink two drinks for dinner every night. But will they do that each and every day? Some might. But what I'm saying is that most will think that's too much... for them.
But I'd agree that most doctors will say two glasses of red wine for certain people every night would be good for them, for their heart, etc.
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If it were not socially acceptable, people wouldn't do it.
Agreed.
People like you.
We're not talking about alcoholics here, but since you bring it up, alcoholics are NOT situational drinkers.
Binge drinking is a problem, and American culture promotes it (sports culture, college culture, etc.) If it were not socially acceptable, people wouldn't do it. Some people would never do it anyway (I'm old, but I can't imagine I would ever have done a head stand or drank out of a bong - to me, that is just stupid).
We're talking about normal people drinking two drinks every day seven days a week or so, but specifically,
Sure, normal drinkers can drink two drinks for dinner every night. But will they do that each and every day? Some might. But what I'm saying is that most will think that's too much... for them.
But I'd agree that most doctors will say two glasses of red wine for certain people every night would be good for them, for their heart, etc.
Agreed.
People like you.
We're not talking about alcoholics here, but since you bring it up, alcoholics are NOT situational drinkers.
Yes they are. Because they drink sometimes and abstain sometimes.
Some of them say that certain things "trigger" them to drink - that means their drinking is situational. I know you see alcoholics as victims who have allergies - so no need to argue - I tend to see them as having serious emotional problems that they try to medicate with alcohol - and some of them have will power issues and lack of character issues - that's just my take.
Yes they are. Because they drink sometimes and abstain sometimes.
Some of them say that certain things "trigger" them to drink - that means their drinking is situational. I know you see alcoholics as victims who have allergies - so no need to argue - I tend to see them as having serious emotional problems that they try to medicate with alcohol - and some of them have will power issues and lack of character issues - that's just my take.
Could you expand on how you think alcoholism is driven by serious emotional problems? Like with example scenarios or anything that will help me better understand your thinking. I tend to agree, so I'm curious.
It is not too many if a woman wants to get breast cancer according to a report I heard.
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