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Is moderate drinking actually healthy? Scientists say the idea is outdated. (news.stanford.edu)
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[–] 28 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I've seen it said that your date of death (if natural) is somewhat set in stone by genetics, but the condition you'll spend your final years in will be the result of your lifestyle instead. So living to excess will fuck you up in your later years but won't necessarily kill you any sooner.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    20-30% of lifespan is based on genetics and 20-30% of health in later years as well. The rest is all lifestyle.

    This is controlling for external elements like accidents or disasters.

    So somewhat genetics is true but it can be overcome with lifestyle to some degree. Figuring out which lifestyle choices is tricky and one of those times where sciences' replication crisis makes it all muddled.

    Advancement in medicine also plays a role because it can reign in some poor lifestyle choices that were death spirals just a generation prior.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Oh no. My grandmother is 92 and my grandfather is 93 and my great grandfather passed at 102.

    I don't know if I want to live that far. I better start drinkin'.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    I think the point of the comment you replied to was that you will live until said ages potentially, but the quality of life in the last decade or so will be very poor. Growing up in a society where men drink a lot more than women (at least in my grand parents generation) I can tell you that you will likely also die from alcohol abuse sooner (generally heart attack or diabetes, but that last one also has genetic accelerants), but it is true that the last few years are not pretty.

    Edit: when abusing alcohol heavily.

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