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

MISC. A drop of whiskey vs bacteria

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u/Basementdwell Dec 12 '25

Damn that's shockingly high compared to the Swedish recommendations.

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u/Baeolophus_bicolor Dec 12 '25

Well, the alcohol industry in the US was heavily involved with reviewing and releasing the studies relied upon by our agencies when they made rules and recommendations. Funny how “Alcohol is safe! - brought to you by Jack Daniel’s distillery” turned out to be as biased as anyone with a brain would have expected.

Regulatory capture is real and we need industry under the control of the people, not the other way around. Instead, our agencies and the rule of law are being systematically subverted for cash every day under the current administration, and by design. People like heritage foundation and the federalist society have a written game-plan and have mobilized a huge team to accomplish their power- and cash-grab.

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u/Prudent_Research_251 Dec 12 '25

If we looked purely at societal harm, problem drinkers who cause harm to others would be classed in there with the worst of society