To your health! The complicated truth about drinking and wellbeing

祝君安康!饮酒与福祉的复杂真相

Editor's Picks from The Economist

2025-01-16

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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. New warnings from the American surgeon-general, have raised renewed concerns about the health impacts of drinking alcohol. But a lack of nuance obscures the value of occasional indulgence.  Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+
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  • The Economist Hi there, it's Jason Palmer here,

  • co-host of The Intelligence, our daily news and current affairs podcast.

  • This is Editor's Picks.

  • You're about to hear an article from the latest edition of The Economist, read aloud.

  • Enjoy.

  • For many people,

  • the new year brings both a banging hangover and a solemn resolution never to get drunk again.

  • More than a decade ago, Alcohol Change UK,

  • which campaigns to cut drinking, launched its Dry January campaign.

  • This year, it reckons a third of British men will try to stick to it.

  • In America, Vivek Murthy, the surgeon general, is also keen to discourage drinking.

  • Dr. Murthy has recommended placing warnings on alcohol to highlight the fact that it raises the risk of some cancers,

  • including breast and bowel cancer.

  • If so,

  • America could become the third country after South Korea and Ireland to require labels.

  • Drinking a lot is indisputably bad for you.

  • Boozing has long been associated with heart attacks, liver disease, stroke and obesity.

  • Drunks are more likely to get into fights or accidents.

  • Alcohol is addictive and the World Health Organization, or WHO,

  • blames it for about one death in 20 around the world.