How Bad Is Drinking for You, Really?

Midway through one of the booziest holiday weekends of the year,
we re-examine our love-hate relationship with alcohol.


Susan Dominus, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine,
gets to the bottom of the conflicting guidance on the benefits
and risks of drinking.


Guest: Susan Dominus, a staff writer for The New York Times
Magazine.


Background reading: 


Research has piled up debunking the idea that moderate
drinking has any health benefits.



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