Adam Ruins Everything - Why "Moderate Drinking" isn't Really Good for You | truTV

The media is constantly telling us that non drinkers actually have higher mortality rates than moderate drinkers. Yeah, see, it's right on the graph. Well, the problem with studies that show this result is they're based on some very flawed data. It turns out that if you take a closer look at the cohort of non drinkers, many of them are less healthy for completely unrelated reasons. Some simply can't afford to drink or pay for health insurance. Others already suffer from medical conditions that prevent them from drinking. (sad trombone sound) And some are former drinkers who've already suffered the negative health effects of alcohol abuse. If the studies had taken this skewing effect into account, the graph would have looked like this indicating that there are zero health advantages to being a moderate drinker. Seriously? (slurring) No, but wait. Hold up. It gets wor-- worse. Whoa, Emily, you're already plastered. Yeah, bitch! I barely drink anymore. Whoo! Becks, truth is... drinking is not only not good for you, it's actually like super bad for you healthy times. What about all the antioxidants in wine? Those fight cancer. Snopes! There is actually no conclusive evidence that antioxidants in wine do anything. (Adam) That's true. But the real reason this myth is messed up, is that far from preventing cancer, there's actually considerable evidence that drinking alcohol risks causing it. Alcohol is a Group 1 known carcinogen. In fact, the World Health Organization attributes over half a million cancer deaths worldwide to alcohol consumption every year. (slurring) Plus, alcohol is special extra kind of cancerous... for ladies! Whoo! Whoo! Why are you "whooing?" This is not a time to "whoo." Definitely not. Ooh, I am kind of obnoxious when I drink. Becks, look. Every cancer diagnosis is different, but studies show that booze is a factor in an estimated 15% of breast cancer cases annually. That's 6,000 deaths per year. Yes, thank you. Please cut me off.

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Length: 2min 33sec (153 seconds)

Published: Thu Aug 15 2019

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