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#328 - Health & Longevity

Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content

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The Pros and Cons of Alcohol Consumption

The Mendelian randomization shows a monotonic increase in risk as the prevalence of those genes disappears. The more concentrated those genes are, the more inhibition you have towards consuming alcohol, the lower your all cause mortality. For many people, alcohol has no pro social benefits. It's an awful molecule.

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