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One thing that hasn't been reported on is WHY the Surgeon General decided to release this Advisory, particularly when there are so many reasons not to—for example, the evidence that moderate consumption of alcohol reduces all-cause mortality. This question of WHY really interests me. Some have suggested that the Surgeon General knows the coming Dietary Guidelines will not be harsh enough on alcohol, so he wanted to weigh in to influence them. I'm not so sure. A good old-fashioned FOIA request is really in order.

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Dave

All fine points, and increasingly the point I perfunctorily made in my post a couple of weeks ago. As you note the report says "increased cancer risk starts with the first drink." From my POV, it is the same as nonsensically writing this truism: "Boarding an airplane risks increasing chance of crashing and dying." or (probably) obviously "increased cancer risk starts with your first grilled steak'" Bottom line, don't believe anything fanatics and fundamentalist thinkers say.

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