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Is there any research on which is worse? In other words, how does it compare to drink under 14 per week but without any rest days, versus drinking more than 14 per week but only during three days of the week.

I feel like there's a lack of knowledge about alcohol, considering how ubiquitous it is.




Drinking everyday is going to be worse for your liver.

Drinking more than 14 units but leaving some days drink free is going to be better for your liver, but increase the risks of other alcohol related illness (including all the alcohol related cancers).

It's hard to say which is worse partly because genetic factors are important, and other stuff you do is important too.

We know a reasonable amount about alcohol, but there's a multi-billion dollar multi-national industry keen to keep people unaware.


Care to share some layman's reading on effects of alcohol (that isn't "fire and brimstone")?




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