Dr. Kenneth Mukamal

But, you know, if you're eager to try to show that alcohol is entirely bad for you, there's ways to do that because you can cherry pick again. And that, I think, has sort of been where they've been so successful, that by choosing things like, say, breast cancer, it's easy to say, look, there's a risk from light drinking. That's true.

There's also a risk of getting in a car accident if you get in your car. It doesn't mean that the risk outweighs the benefit, but it does mean that there's some risk. And I think that's sort of the misconception that we're seeing across the board here.

There's also a risk of getting in a car accident if you get in your car. It doesn't mean that the risk outweighs the benefit, but it does mean that there's some risk. And I think that's sort of the misconception that we're seeing across the board here.

There's also a risk of getting in a car accident if you get in your car. It doesn't mean that the risk outweighs the benefit, but it does mean that there's some risk. And I think that's sort of the misconception that we're seeing across the board here.

Which is crazy, right? Because even if we eliminated all alcohol, because the added risk of breast cancer from drinking is so small, even if we eliminated all alcohol in our studies, we would still have 96% of the breast cancer left. Really? Yeah. So this is just really not, it's not a huge contributor nationwide to breast cancer statistically.

Which is crazy, right? Because even if we eliminated all alcohol, because the added risk of breast cancer from drinking is so small, even if we eliminated all alcohol in our studies, we would still have 96% of the breast cancer left. Really? Yeah. So this is just really not, it's not a huge contributor nationwide to breast cancer statistically.

Which is crazy, right? Because even if we eliminated all alcohol, because the added risk of breast cancer from drinking is so small, even if we eliminated all alcohol in our studies, we would still have 96% of the breast cancer left. Really? Yeah. So this is just really not, it's not a huge contributor nationwide to breast cancer statistically.

In contrast, right, it'd be important to have that same conversation with you about, say, your risk of diabetes. Because it turns out that if you drink with meals, and it's probably important to have that drinking with meals, that tends to lower blood sugar after a meal and probably lowers your risk of diabetes. Really?

In contrast, right, it'd be important to have that same conversation with you about, say, your risk of diabetes. Because it turns out that if you drink with meals, and it's probably important to have that drinking with meals, that tends to lower blood sugar after a meal and probably lowers your risk of diabetes. Really?

In contrast, right, it'd be important to have that same conversation with you about, say, your risk of diabetes. Because it turns out that if you drink with meals, and it's probably important to have that drinking with meals, that tends to lower blood sugar after a meal and probably lowers your risk of diabetes. Really?

Well, if your doctor is only giving you half the story, then you're not a fully informed consumer.

Well, if your doctor is only giving you half the story, then you're not a fully informed consumer.

Well, if your doctor is only giving you half the story, then you're not a fully informed consumer.

Yeah, but it's certainly true that there's interest from existing temperance societies that grew out of, you know, the temperance societies from 100 years ago that were religiously based and tried to get everybody to drink no alcohol at all. And at least some of the people on the science side who have been most vocal about eliminating all drinking and alcohol

Yeah, but it's certainly true that there's interest from existing temperance societies that grew out of, you know, the temperance societies from 100 years ago that were religiously based and tried to get everybody to drink no alcohol at all. And at least some of the people on the science side who have been most vocal about eliminating all drinking and alcohol

Yeah, but it's certainly true that there's interest from existing temperance societies that grew out of, you know, the temperance societies from 100 years ago that were religiously based and tried to get everybody to drink no alcohol at all. And at least some of the people on the science side who have been most vocal about eliminating all drinking and alcohol

highlighting the fact that even a tiny bit of drinking might be ready to kill you, have at a minimum spoken to and collaborated with temperance societies.

highlighting the fact that even a tiny bit of drinking might be ready to kill you, have at a minimum spoken to and collaborated with temperance societies.

highlighting the fact that even a tiny bit of drinking might be ready to kill you, have at a minimum spoken to and collaborated with temperance societies.

I wish I knew the answer to that, but it's funny that if you look back at what the concerns have been over the last 30, 40 years in this, it's all about how the alcohol industry must be secretly working with doctors to try to show that a little bit of drinking is good for you. And so the concern about conflict of interest has always come from that side.