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Ultimately, according to CCSA’s final report only 16 peer-reviewed studies “fulfilled all the inclusion criteria for this project for all three research questions and were selected for inclusion in the mathematical modelling.”Article contentOf 29 reviews on the short-term risks and benefits of alcohol, only two were ultimately fit for inclusion. One on road injury, and the other on intentional and unintentional injuries.
Additionally, due to ethics concerns, “there have been no randomized trials of alcohol consumption for any morbidity or mortality outcome … the observational studies that comprise the bulk of the evidence incorporated in this report are subject to a variety of threats to validity, mainly not controlling for confounding variables, only adjusting to age and sex.”Article content
I won’t put any faith in this study until a non-socialist major country like the US or England confirms this. I would argue sugary drinks are way worse.
5 jabs a year, no problem. 3 drinks a week, watch out.
Public Health takes another big step into the irrelevant zone. A place they are seemingly becoming very comfortable in.
Let's allow people at the age of 18 to get crack. That's where this is going. Get them addicted to harder drugs, better chance of them becoming homeless and dead.
New prohibition is coming as Liberal government wants to kill your fun even more!
I find it fascinating how a week ago your doctor wouldn't have batted an eye of you told them you sink 8 beers a week. This week they will sit you down and have a serious talk about life choices
Only supports higher liquor taxes, which are already amongst the highest in the world.
Because alcohol being harmful would be such a stretch without any data to back it up?!? Are ya new?
The other countries the cbc named are all roughly 2 drinks a day. Canada is now an authoritarian country.
Right? It’s just like blablablablablabla EUROPE.
Think about it. What are the two things they say alcohol causes. Cancer and Heart attacks. The two things that the vax are causing so they are going to say it’s booze and now everyone on earth is at risk. Man they are something else. This tyrannical regime has got to go!!!!
Regardless of weight or height? 2 drinks?
Liberals at work
governments won’t be pushing this so-called study - they benefit massively from liquor taxes. This is just medical hysteria dressed up as an important study. Thanks to NP for digging into the bloated overstatement of this study.
Political science grad and closet alcoholic disagrees with new alcohol guidelines.
Alcohol is poison and consumption of any amount is bad for you really
Reason 12,748 to again laugh out loud at this bloated federal government full of bureaucratic hive minds. Prohibition lite. Cuz it worked so well the last time. As Buck Martinez says 'a big swing and a miss on that one'. .
You can goto the Allen gardens park a buy beer they sell out of coolers . If they don't serve you after 2 drinks . Go figure
SabrinaMaddeaux I knew I could count on you to push back against those puritanical kill-joys
Diageo payroll recipient
Alcohol is one of the most harmful drugs that is widely consumed on a regular basis. “Unsupported”? Your bias is showing.
'White fragility' comes to the rescue of the 'white supremacists' favored drug!
'Health canada' no credibility.
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