#312 - Is Moderate Drinking Actually Healthy? | Dr. Tim Naimi & Mike Haney

Podcast: LEVELS – A Whole New Level · Levels

Opublikowano: 2026-09-24

Alcohol has spent the last 40 years bouncing between two health narratives: a little is good for your heart, or any amount is dangerous. The science doesn’t really support either slogan. Dr. Tim Naimi has spent decades studying the health effects of alcohol and, just as importantly, why the research is so difficult to interpret. His read of the evidence is less dramatic but more useful: there’s no good reason to start drinking for your health, very low intake may carry little measurable added risk, and risk rises as consumption does. Understanding why earlier studies made mode...