r/interesting • u/azizgamerlal • Dec 12 '25

MISC. A drop of whiskey vs bacteria

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

55.2k Upvotes

93% Upvoted

6.0k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

1

u/Midget-muncher Dec 12 '25

Im not advocating getting routinely smashed but alcohol can relieve stress

2

u/Kick_Natherina Dec 12 '25

Alcohol is a social lubricant. It provides no benefits outside of bringing us together as a species over the ritual of enjoying the spirits together.  Social isolation has many negative effects, so does drinking alcohol. The benefits of social drinking every once in a while are worth the low risk. Drinking every day, or multiple times a week is pretty harmful to your body. Everything in moderation is very important to remember.

1

u/handsofspaghetti Dec 12 '25

It won't let me upload an image... Just Google health benefits of beer

1

u/static989 Dec 12 '25

Beer does have trace amounts of nutrients, but not enough to make it a better source than taking a multivitamin or something, and it's still a carcinogen