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Avoid These Drinks At All Costs — Whalespan

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Avoid These Drinks At All Costs

Paul Saladino11m · 2026-02-20

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✕Not SupportedAny amount of alcohol consumption is harmful to human health.✓Well SupportedAlcohol disrupts normal sleep architecture, leading to poorer sleep quality and contributing to hangovers.✓Well SupportedEven one alcoholic drink per day can cause brain shrinkage.◐Partially SupportedClearer alcohols like vodka, gin, or tequila contain fewer congeners and may lead to less severe hangovers.✓Well SupportedUsing a sleep tracker can demonstrate that alcohol consumption negatively affects sleep score and architecture.

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◐Partially SupportedClear alcohols such as gin, vodka, and tequila have lower levels of congeners compared to darker alcohols like bourbon, beer, or wine.

◐Partially SupportedCardiovascular risk increases linearly from the first drop of alcohol consumed.

◐Partially SupportedCommunity and finding a supportive social group is a crucial protective factor for humans long-term.

◐Partially SupportedAcetaldehyde from alcohol metabolism creates inflammation and body stress.

◐Partially SupportedIt is possible to socialize without consuming alcohol.

◐Partially SupportedHydrating well and eating food, potentially including fruit or honey, can minimize hangovers.

◐Partially SupportedThe alcohol industry funded a 'mock trial' to promote the idea that moderate drinking is healthy.

◐Partially SupportedWine and beer contain contaminants like pesticides such as glyphosate.

◐Partially SupportedIf drinking alcohol, opt for clear spirits, alternate with water, eat before, during, and after consumption, and consider consuming fruit with alcohol.

◐Partially SupportedA 2024 meta-analysis found a linear relationship between alcohol consumption and cardiovascular risk, refuting the J-shaped curve.

◐Partially SupportedDrinking lower alcoholic content beverages or low alcoholic beer is the healthiest way to consume alcohol if one chooses to drink.

◐Partially SupportedAvoiding alcohol altogether is the best way to cure a hangover.

✕Not SupportedThe notion that moderate alcohol consumption (1-2 drinks/day) is healthy, often depicted by a J-shaped curve, is false and was promoted by industry-funded propaganda.

✕Not SupportedThe optimal approach to alcohol is to abstain from drinking.

✕Not SupportedAlcohol consumption negatively affects the brain, hormones, gut, and heart.

◐Partially SupportedTo recover from a hangover, consume fluids with sea salt, consider magnesium supplementation, rest, and eat food, including fruit or honey.

◐Partially SupportedCongeners, byproducts of alcohol fermentation, can exacerbate hangover symptoms.

◐Partially SupportedDehydration and electrolyte imbalance (sodium, magnesium, potassium) are major causes of hangovers.