[romanovcode]

Indeed, don't drink beer and wine. Don't eat meat, just eat bugs instead! Don't eat white rice, oh wait, don't eat brown rice instead! Don't eat gluten! Don't eat dairy because it was not suppose to be this way after infancy.

Jesus, where is the line. I'm tired of other people to tell me what to eat and drink on a weekly basis.

[Ma8ee]

Are you seriously complaining that some academics are advising you about the health consequences of some habits, while you constantly are bombarded by commercials and other media trying to influence what you eat and drink?

[waihtis]

policy is forced on you, advertisements make suggestions. one is communism, the other is free market. if you value individual freedom, you should care about these things.

[Ma8ee]

Uh, what exactly is forced upon you in this case?

[esskay]

Wheres the policy saying you cant drink, cant eat bread, cant eat meat, cant smoke?

A study being published saying "this this isn't great for you" is not at all remotely communism.

[waihtis]

look at something like cigarettes and notice how policy tends to translate into "ban" over enough time

[dgan]

«Forcing a policy» is not communism.

[xyproto]

Yeah, what's next, to tell people to stop smoking, remove asbestos from houses and not let kids play with mercury any more? /s

[romanovcode]

People should do whatever they please as long as they do not pose danger or inconvenience to other life forms on this earth.

[xyproto]

And cause health care costs for others, in countries that have national healthcare.

[bowsamic]

Why are you comparing bread to asbestos?

Also yes people should be allowed to smoke

[XorNot]

Bread is an absolutely massive number of calories for what it is.

In a pastrami sandwich, about 50% of the calories will be from the bread alone.

People can eat bread, but when they wonder why it's hard to lose weight they tend to ignore this unconsidered contributor (conversely if you're working in a field or at hard labour job, breads a pretty great, compact calorie source).

[romanovcode]

> but when they wonder why it's hard to lose weight

Dude but it's their problem. You can get heroin and crack on the streets right now. I do not want things to be banned just because some dumbass is doing it wrong.

Literally reminds me of the anti-cannabis activist who's biggest argument was that "I smoked some weed, went home and they said my relative died and I laughed. Now I think nobody should ever use cannabis and it should be banned completely."

[XorNot]

Dude literally no one is calling for a bread or alcohol ban in this thread.

You have been complaining about a study which suggested that people who care about their health might want to re-evaluate their risk appetite in light of updated data.

[ryan_lane]

> Also yes people should be allowed to smoke

Yes, assuming that I never have to inhale any of your smoke. Even outdoors. I don't care what you do to your body, but I do care what you do to mine.

[jmopp]

All bodies are different: some people react well to a vegan diet, others get so broken by the FODMAPs in plant-based proteins that they can only eat meat and greens. When you interpret dietary advice not as "this is what you should eat and drink" but instead as "this worked for me; it might work for you too" it brings a whole lot more inner peace. The basic tried-and-tested ground rules are pretty simple: cover your nutritional needs, enjoy vices sparingly. How that looks specifically is entirely dependent on your own body and mind. Maybe the minor physical-health hit from social alcohol consumption is offset by the mental-health gains from socialising with friends.