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by 000ooo000 697 days ago
>In his comments to the Guardian he more or less admits that he is only doing this because the benefits of alcohol consumption are inconvenient to people like him who want to regulate booze like tobacco...

>>“The idea [alcohol has benefits] has impacted national drinking guidelines, estimates of alcohol’s burden of disease worldwide and has been an impediment to effective policymaking on alcohol and public health,” he added.

That doesn't sound like he's "admitting to" what your linked article says he's admitting to.

Seems like a lot of trouble to go to, trying to debunk this Stockwell guy's work, only to make oneself look unreliable with such claims.

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Also: am I supposed to take seriously the opinions regarding alcohol safety of a man with this profile picture?

https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_pr...