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Originally Posted by AF Doc
There are a mulitude of detrimental effects that using alcohol can cause--from cardiovascular to neurological. Historically the medical community viewed alcohol with some tolerance (probably because we didn't want to know), but that is changing. Drinker beware.
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I stand ready to be corrected, but all of the "adverse effects" studies I have seen regarding alcohol involve what most people would consider excess consumption.
As the the aforementioned study, I think it's an example of a dangerous trend in medical studies - I forget the proper name for the effect, but it's like the "straw man" fallacy in logic - you set your control group to an unrealistic treatment, and you wind up making your intervention look that much better.
In this case, let's apply it to scuba team guys relaxing after a vigorous surface swim - they head out to the bar that evening, are they likely to have 2-3 drinks apiece, or 6-7 drinks? (Of course we all knew there was one dude on every team without an "off" switch, but that's what team sergeants are for
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Bottom line - enjoy a drink or two. If you find yourself regularly hitting 6 or 7, well, you're going to have more problems than decreased athletic performance to worry about.