I think her definition of social drinking is different from most people’s. 😏
No one NEEDS alcohol. Social drinking is a MYTH! Drinking is drinking.
NOTHING good comes from drinking.
But heh, you are an adult consuming legal beverages. Your choice, just don’t DRIVE!
Liver diseases also include NASH — I think that is right. Basically, your liver goes crappy without alcohol involvement. I have that, and a fatty liver, too.
Any Dr needs to first rule those out before making predictions.
One thing that raised my eyebrows during the whole COVID era was that for all the health-conscious practices that were implemented, the one un-healthy thing that was embraced was the consumption of alcohol. Virtual Zoom "happy hours" were often held at the end of a workday; having a beer, glass of wine or a mixed drink at one's computer was more than acceptable.
It was astonishing, when you think about it--we could not get toilet paper at times; milk, eggs and other items had limits on how much you could purchase. But when it came to alcohol, hey--the sky's the limit. Never seemed to be any shortages with liquor. You had to follow arrows around the store at Kroger or Publix, but the liquor stores were wide open. Alcohol was deemed an "essential" product during the pandemic.
He is either deficient in nutrition that feeds the liver or he binged drinking on social occasions. A couple of shots when out with friends should not damage the liver.
Well, I was in college at 16 and learned to drink there. I hated beer, but discovered mixed drinks.
I never drank anywhere but at a bar, and then only once or twice a week. By 18, I learned to binge drink. Fortunately, I went with people who could get me home. Even then, I didn’t get drink more than once or twice a onth.
After college, I learned to drink alone, and would sometimes drink so much, I would wake up in other places (or states) without knowing how I got there.
At 21, I got drunk one last time, woke up in another state, and said that I was too old for this shit. I never got drunk again. I barely drank after that. My limit was one and I drank so little, you could claim I was a non-drinker. Usually, once a year at a party.
I am glad I wised up.
I was shocked because I didn’t drink every day, I never drank alone and I drank because I enjoyed it as a social activity, not because I felt alcohol-dependent.