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by ethanbond 1615 days ago
That’s because you’re reading a mass media report on the recommendation. It takes less than a minute of earnest effort to find the actual studies or briefs and scroll down to the sources.

https://world-heart-federation.org/wp-content/uploads/WHF-Po...

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Hmm... looks like fake receipts.

For the claim "Alcohol consumption increases the risk of CVD", they cite the following paper, which actually shows statistically significant reductions in CVD from 75 to 150 g/wk.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29676281/#&gid=article-figur...