Sorry, There Is No "Healthy" Drinking

Send us Fan Mail Read the article on Substack For decades, the message seemed clear: a little alcohol might protect your brain. The famous U-shaped curve suggested light drinkers were safer than both heavy drinkers and non-drinkers when it came to dementia risk. But what if this reassuring narrative was built on a fundamental misreading of the science? In this paradigm-shifting episode, we explore a massive study using genetic data from 2.4 million people that completely dismantles the protec...